The Effect of Group Music Therapy on Quality of Life for Participants Living with a Severe and Enduring Mental Illness

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL), physical activity (PA) level and psychological profile (PF) of patients with serious mental illness have been neglected during patient’s management OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of selected psychotropic drugs on the QoL, PA level and PF of patients with serious mental illness METHODS A cross sectional survey involving one hundred and twenty-four subject [62 Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and 62 apparently healthy subjects as control] using purposive and consecutive sampling respectively .Questionnaires for each of the constructs were administered to the participants for data collation. Analysis of the data was done using non parametric inferential statistics of Mann-Whitney U independent test and Spearman’s rho correlation with alpha level set as 0.05. RESULTS Significant difference was recorded in the QoL (p<0.05) of patient with SMI and apparently healthy psychotropic naive participants. There was a significant correlation between the QoL (p<0.05) and PF of participants with SMI. Participants with SMI had significantly lower QoL than apparently healthy psychotropic naive subject. QoL of the healthy psychotropic naive group was better than those of the participants with SMI. Female participants with SMI had higher PA than their male counterparts CONCLUSIONS Psychological profiles of male participants with SMI were lower than male healthy psychotropic naive participants. Clinicians should take precaution to monitor the QoL, PA level and PF because the constructs are relevant in evaluation of treatment outcome.

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The Effects on Social Stigma on Quality of Life Among Middle-aged and Older Persons with Mental Illness: Moderating Effect of Self-esteem

The Journal of Humanities and Social sciences 21 ◽

10.22143/hss21.11.2.108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 1559-1570

Author(s):

Sunmi Kim ◽

Eunhye Kim

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Older Persons ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Middle Aged

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Social support and quality of life among rural family caregivers of persons with severe mental illness in Sichuan Province, China: mediating roles of care burden and loneliness

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-021-02793-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Baiyang Zhang ◽

Kyaien O. Conner ◽

Hongdao Meng ◽

Naidan Tu ◽

Danping Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Sichuan Province ◽

Care Burden ◽

Rural Family

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A preliminary psychometric evaluation of Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS)

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610214000180 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 1011-1019 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Orii McDermott ◽

Vasiliki Orgeta ◽

Hanne Mette Ridder ◽

Martin Orrell

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Sample Size ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Care Home ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Small Sample ◽

Rater Reliability ◽

Assessment Scales

ABSTRACTBackground:Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS), an observational outcome measure for music therapy with people with moderate to severe dementia, was developed from qualitative data of focus groups and interviews. Expert and peer consultations were conducted at each stage of the scale development to maximize its content validity. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of MiDAS.Methods:Care home residents with dementia attended weekly group music therapy for up to ten sessions. Music therapists and care home staff were requested to complete weekly MiDAS ratings. The Quality of Life Scale (QoL-AD) was completed at three time-points.Results:A total of 629 (staff = 306, therapist = 323) MiDAS forms were completed. The statistical analysis revealed that MiDAS has high therapist inter-rater reliability, low staff inter-rater reliability, adequate staff test-retest reliability, adequate concurrent validity, and good construct validity. High factor loadings between the five MiDAS Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) items, levels of Interest, Response, Initiation, Involvement, and Enjoyment, were found.Conclusions:This study indicates that MiDAS has good psychometric properties despite the small sample size. Future research with a larger sample size could provide a more in-depth psychometric evaluation, including further exploration of the underlying factors. MiDAS provides a measure of engagement with musical experience and offers insight into who is likely to benefit on other outcomes such as quality of life or reduction in psychiatric symptoms.

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