Effect of antipsychotic medication on overall life satisfaction among individuals with chronic schizophrenia: Findings from the NIMH CATIE study

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1078-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagan Fervaha ◽  
Ofer Agid ◽  
Hiroyoshi Takeuchi ◽  
George Foussias ◽  
Gary Remington
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

scholarly journals The Effect of Older Adults’ Volunteering on Relational Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 408-408
Author(s):  
Meeryoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Relational Satisfaction ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Abstract Longevity is increasing in what is called the centenarian society. However, the average retirement age of Korea is the lowest among OECD countries. Because of increasing longevity, older adults need activities after retirement. Volunteering can be a substitute that allows Korean older adults to find a social identity. This study examined older adults’ volunteering and how many kinds of volunteering affected relational satisfaction differently. This study used the 6th additional wave of the Korean Retirement and Income Study (2016). The target population of this study was ages over 60 and the sample size was 280. For data analysis, multiple regressions were used. Demographic variables were controlled. As for independent variables, reasons for volunteering whether they were motivated for self or for others were used. For dependent variables, relational satisfaction, such as family, human relation and overall life satisfaction was used. Volunteers’ health is an important factor for relational satisfaction. If volunteering was self-motivated, satisfaction of both family and human relations were negatively affected. Reason for others also affected satisfaction of family and human relations negatively. Volunteering initiated by others increased satisfaction of family and human relations. Doing more than one kind of volunteering affected both satisfaction of family and human relations. For overall life satisfaction, the effect of volunteering for oneself was lower than other reasons. These findings implied that reasons for volunteering affected relational satisfaction differently. In addition, the activities of volunteering, such as taking part in one or more had different effects.

Lived Experiences and Life Satisfaction of ChildFree Women in Late Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Stahnke ◽  
Amy Blackstone ◽  
Heather Howard
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
High Life Satisfaction ◽  
Childfree Women ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Analyze Data ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the overall life satisfaction of older adult women who have not had children. We explore the following questions: (1) What is the overall sense of life satisfaction of childfree women over 65 years of age? (2) What is the lived experience of being a childfree woman in U.S. society? and (3) How does being childfree inform women’s overall life satisfaction? Using a phenomenological research design to analyze data from interviews with 14 childfree women over the age of 65, we found that nearly all participants report a high life satisfaction and many report a strong sense of resiliency, though they also report an awareness of the stigma associated with their status as nonmothers. Implications for both theory and practice are considered.

Should antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia be given for a lifetime? Replication of a naturalistic, long-term, follow-up study of antipsychotic treatment

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira D. Glick ◽  
Daisy Zamora ◽  
Danielle Kamis ◽  
John M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Past History ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Antipsychotic Treatment ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Long Term Treatment

ObjectiveBecause ethically and practically a randomized control trial of antipsychotics will never be done, we recently conducted and reported a 8- to 50-year, naturalistic follow-up from an academic clinic of patients with chronic schizophrenia on antipsychotic medication. We found that better medication adherence was a statistically significant predictor of better long-term global outcome and life satisfaction. Because there were important limitations on our findings, we now in this communication, using similar methodology, detail outcomes for a very different sample—inner city patients with chronic schizophrenia with a long past history of antipsychotic treatment, who were enrolled in clinical trials for new medications for schizophrenia.MethodsThis is a retrospective, naturalistic, longitudinal 6- to 49-years antipsychotic treatment (mean average, 20) follow-up of a consecutive series of patients volunteering for screening for studies with schizophrenia. Lifetime data were collected on (1) their medication adherence, (2) long-term global outcome, and (3) life satisfaction. Outcomes were rated by 2 different clinicians, 1 with information on medication adherence (nonblind rater) and 1 without (blind rater). We used linear regression models adjusted for age, family support, substance use disorder, race, marital status, and number of years in treatment to estimate the association between adherence and each outcome.ResultsA total of 34 patients were assessed. Medication adherence was positively associated with the blind clinician’s rating of global outcome (P value=0.03) and the global assessment of functioning (P value=0.05). In the nonblinded clinician rating, medication adherence was unrelated to global outcome (P value=0.26) and to patients’ report of life satisfaction (P value=0.54).ConclusionThis replication study, like our previous study, is not inconsistent with the recommendation for continuous, long-term treatment for chronic schizophrenia unless medically contraindicated.

Impact of spousal work restrictions on expatriates' work life and overall life satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja B. Vijayakumar ◽  
Christopher J. L. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

An expanded holistic model of healthy workplace practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1542-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark O'Donnell ◽  
Lisa A. Ruth-Sahd ◽  
Clifton O. Mayfield
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vision Alignment ◽  
Healthy Workplace ◽  
Workplace Practices ◽  
Workspace Design ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test whether supportive workspace design, cultivation of high-quality leader–member relationships and vision alignment explain incremental variance in job satisfaction, work engagement and overall life satisfaction beyond antecedents identified in an earlier model of healthy workplace practices. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports the results of a survey study with a diverse sample of 214 employees. Findings In a series of regression analyses, the findings revealed that supportive workspace design, cultivation of high-quality leader–member relationships and vision alignment each explain incremental variance in one or more outcome variables (job satisfaction, work engagement and overall life satisfaction) beyond that of antecedents identified in an earlier model of healthy workplace practices. Research limitations/implications The present study identifies additional important variables to consider when conducting future research on healthy workplace practices. Future research could use longitudinal or experimental designs to further investigate the causal direction of the relationships identified in the present paper. Practical implications Managers can implement the practices identified in this paper to improve employees’ work engagement, job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction. Social implications This paper offers insights about how to improve employees’ lives, and thus, the potential impact is far-reaching and meaningful. Originality/value This paper empirically assesses workplace variables that were not included in tests of the prior healthy workplace practices model.

scholarly journals Association between Cross-Cultural Social Adaptation and Overseas Life Satisfaction among Chinese Medical Aid Team Members (CMATMs) in Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochang Chen ◽  
Xiaojun Liu ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Anran Tan ◽  
Chang Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Medical Aid ◽  
Electronic Questionnaires ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

This study evaluated the relationship between cross-cultural social adaptation and overseas life satisfaction among Chinese medical aid team members (CMATMs) in Africa. A revised Chinese version of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (CSCAS) was used to measure participants’ cross-cultural social adaptation. The self-designed survey of the CMATMs’ overseas life satisfaction includes the following five aspects: food, housing, transportation, entertainment, and security. Electronic questionnaires were distributed non-randomly. Linear regression models were established to explore the association between cross-cultural social adaptation and all dimensions of overseas life satisfaction. After adjusting all the confounders, compared with moderate adaptation, poor adaptation was negatively correlated with all dimensions of overseas life satisfaction (B for food = −0.71, B for housing = −0.76, B for transportation = −0.70, B for entertainment = −0.53, B for security = −0.81, B for overall satisfaction = −0.71, all p < 0.001), whereas good adaptation was positively associated with all dimensions of overseas life satisfaction (B for food = 1.23, B for housing = 1.00, B for transportation = 0.84, B for entertainment = 0.84, B for security = 0.76, B for overall life satisfaction = 0.94, all p < 0.001). This study shows that a better cross-cultural social adaptation was positively connected to a higher level of overseas life satisfaction in general, and more specifically to higher levels of satisfaction with food, housing, transportation, entertainment, and security. This knowledge can be utilized in promoting cross-cultural social adaptation and overseas life satisfaction among CMATMs in Africa.

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