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

Eklund, Mona

doi:10.1007/s11136-008-9431-5

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“…Consistent results of 3 studies (Table 1) were published in unemployed patients who revealed higher scores in total psychopathology, negative symptoms, bizarre behavior, blunted affect, and depression compared to employed subjects [35][36][37]. Improved quality of life among subjects in competitive employment was found in several studies [38][39][40]. This type of employment may also be beneficial for general well-being [35], self-esteem [36], network sizes [41], satisfaction with leisure [35,36] and decline in use of outpatient services [42].…”

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Does employment promote the process of recovery from schizophrenia? A review of the existing evidence

Charzyñska

Kucharska

Mortimer

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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The aim of this review is to appraise current evidence on the association between employment and specific, non-vocational components that are indicators of recovery from schizophrenia, such as symptom remission, neurocognitive functioning, social cognitive functioning, and quality of life. Out of 754 studies identified in a comprehensive bibliographical data search, 43 were selected for abstract screening and 18 were included in the final review. The studies were categorized in terms of the type of employment investigated (supported employment, Individual Placement and Support, competitive employment). Studies on the Individual Placement and Support programs provide the strongest evidence for their effectiveness in terms of non-vocational outcomes. Quality of life, psychopathology and well being were the most frequently investigated outcomes and only 2 studies utilized a global concept of recovery as a measure. Employment was also associated with positive changes in domains that are not directly related to working, e.g., leisure activities. The current review reports promising, but not conclusive, results in the improvement of quality of life, social functioning and other indicators of recovery, but there is still a need for high quality, long term follow-up, randomized studies to further investigate this relationship.

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Section: Ijomeh 2015;28(3) 414supporting

confidence: 69%

Does employment promote the process of recovery from schizophrenia? A review of the existing evidence

Charzyñska

Kucharska

Mortimer

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…A project targeting three groups, one with paid employment, one attending day centers and one with no regular daily activity, could not identify any differences on, for example, satisfaction with daily activities, sense of coherence or self-esteem (26). Those who had work scored higher on quality of life than those who attended day centers, who in turn scored higher than those with no regular daily activity (27).…”

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Psychiatric rehabilitation in community-based day centres: Motivation and satisfaction

Eklund

Tjörnstrand

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Objective: This study investigated attendees' motivation and motives for participation in day centers and their satisfaction with the rehabilitation, while also addressing the influence of day center orientation (work or meeting-place orientation), gender and age.Methods: Ninety-three Swedish day center attendees participated in a cross-sectional study and completed questionnaires about motivation, motives and satisfaction with the rehabilitation. Data were analyzed with non-parametric statistics.Results: The participants were highly motivated for going to the day center and set clear goals for their rehabilitation. Female gender, but not age, was associated with stronger motivation.The strongest motives for going to the day center were getting structure to the day and socializing. Attendees at work-oriented day centers more often expressed that they went there to get structure to the day and gain social status. The satisfaction with the rehabilitation was high, and the most common wishes for further opportunities concerned earning money and learning new things.Conclusions and implications for practice: The rehabilitation largely seemed to meet the attendees' needs, but the findings indicated that further developments were desired, such as participation in work on the open market and more work-like occupations in the day center, accompanied with some kind of remuneration.

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“…Research has shown that people with a mental illness usually perceive greater well-being when engaged in paid work (2)(3)(4). However, for various reasons this group often lacks the opportunity to be engaged in paid work (5), and thus needs to derive meaning from other types of everyday occupations.…”

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Experience of meaning in everyday occupations among unemployed people with severe mental illness

Argentzell

Håkansson

Eklund

2010

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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

Cited by 38 publications

References 31 publications

Does employment promote the process of recovery from schizophrenia? A review of the existing evidence

Does employment promote the process of recovery from schizophrenia? A review of the existing evidence

Psychiatric rehabilitation in community-based day centres: Motivation and satisfaction

Experience of meaning in everyday occupations among unemployed people with severe mental illness

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