Subjective quality of life in the evaluation of programs for people with serious and persistent mental illness

Prince, Pamela N.; Prince, Christopher R.

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(00)00079-9

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“…The findings further indicated that objective indices of quality of life were mostly unrelated with subjective quality of life, which is in agreement with a vast flora of research into this topic [36][37][38][39]. However, money at one's disposal was of some importance for subjective quality of life, namely satisfaction with the housing situation.…”

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“…Probably, those with more money could afford better housing. Still, the sum of money at one's disposal was not significantly associated with any other life domain, and thus not with satisfaction with the economic situation, which is in line with results from other quality of life research [17,39]. In fact, in one study a lower income was related to a better quality of life when combined with worse psychopathology [2].…”

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Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness

Eklund

2009

Qual Life Res

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Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness

Eklund

2009

Qual Life Res

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“…21 Researchers studying subjects who experience serious and enduring mental illnesses have emphasized the importance of the subjective aspect, besides recognizing the importance of including objective aspects. 17 However, the inclusion of objective aspects in qualify of life concept tarnishes its limits, making its distinction very difficult from neighboring concepts, such as standard of living, quality of services indicators, among others. WHOQOL is a generic instrument of quality of life and has not been designed or validated for use with severe psychiatric patients.…”

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Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

Fleck

Wagner

et al. 2007

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Pacientes de longa permanência em um hospital psiquiátrico no sul do Brasil ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic profile, social functioning, and quality of life of a population of long-stay care patients in a psychiatric hospital. METHODS:A study was carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, in 2002. A total of 584 (96%) long-stay patients were assessed by means of the following instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life, the Social Behavior Schedule, the Independent Living Skills Survey, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and another instrument for assessing disability (Questionnaire for Assessing Physical Disability). RESULTS:The average hospital stay was 26 years (SD: 15.8) and 46.6% of inpatients had no physical disability. Patients had their social functioning skills and autonomy largely impaired. Few of them (27.7%) answered the instrument for assessing quality of life, and showed significant impairments in all domains. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale evidenced a low prevalence of positive symptoms in this population. CONCLUSIONS:The institutionalized population studied presented significantly impaired social functioning, autonomy, and quality of life. These aspects need to be taken into consideration while planning for their deinstitutionalization. KEYWORDS

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“…In our model, community integration refers to what others have termed the "physical" and "social" aspects of integration (Wong & Solomon, 2002), reflecting participation in community activities and interactions with community members. Social functioning reflects related but distinct dimensions such as independence, employment status, leisure activities, and interpersonal relationships (Birchwood, Smith, Cochrane, Wetton, & Copestake, 1990); life satisfaction/psychological distress reflects the construct that many refer to as "subjective quality of life" (Prince & Prince, 2001), which consists of a person's expression of relative satisfaction with their lives. Although symptoms can be outcomes, we include them as predictors in the Personal System under Psychiatric Factors (except in the case of psychological distress, which overlaps with depressive symptoms and is included as part of Functioning and Well-Being).…”

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Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

Yanos

Moos

2007

Clinical Psychology Review

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Outcomes for health conditions are typically the result of multiple factors; however, studies tend to focus on a narrow class of variables. Functioning and well-being outcomes for schizophrenia are diverse and have resisted simple explanation; however, prior research has not offered an integrated understanding of the relative contributions of enduring and episodic environmental factors, personal resources and psychiatric factors, and cognitive appraisal and coping, on functioning and well-being outcomes in schizophrenia. The present article sets out an integrated model of the determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia. To examine evidence that bears on the model, literature on hypothesized relationships is reviewed to identify areas for which there is strong evidence and areas where more research is needed. The article suggests areas for further research, and directs researchers and practitioners toward areas of intervention that can enhance functioning and well-being for persons diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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Subjective quality of life in the evaluation of programs for people with serious and persistent mental illness

Cited by 46 publications

References 75 publications

Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness

Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness

Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

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