Predictors of improvement in quality of life of long-term mentally ill individuals receiving case management.

Summary, in English

One hundred and thirteen long-term mentally ill clients receiving case management were investigated with regard to psychosocial and clinical predictors of changes in subjective quality of life during an 18-month follow-up. Better psychosocial functioning and fewer psychiatric symptoms at baseline predicted a greater improvement in quality of life. A larger decrease in symptom severity and a greater improvement in the social network during the follow-up were identified as the most important predictors of a greater improvement in subjective quality of life. The results of the study suggest that an emphasis should be put on effective symptom management, a reduction of needs for care and social support in order to fulfill the aims of improving subjective quality of life in patients receiving case management.

• Författare: T Björkman; Lars Hansson
• Avdelning/ar: Psykisk hälsa och psykiatrisk hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning
• Publiceringsår: 2002
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 33-40
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: European Psychiatry
• Volym: 17
• Issue: 1
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11918991&dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00621-1
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Elsevier Masson SAS
• Ämne: Psychiatry
• Nyckelord: Sweden; Non-U.S. Gov't; Support; Regression Analysis; Quality of Life : psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Mental Disorders : psychology; Male; Longitudinal Studies; Human; Forecasting; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Adult; Case Management
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Mental Health Services Research
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1778-3585