Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness Receiving Inpatient Treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (05) ◽  
pp. e632-e638 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Fowler ◽  
Alok Madan ◽  
Jon G. Allen ◽  
Thomas Ellis ◽  
Jane Mahoney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Inpatient Treatment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals PREDICTORS OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND RECOVERY AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S877-S877
Author(s):  
Anjana Muralidharan ◽  
Clayton H Brown ◽  
Richard W Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Older adults with serious mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective psychoses) exhibit marked impairments across medical, cognitive, and psychiatric domains. The present study examined predictors of health-related quality-of-life and mental health recovery in this population. Participants (N=211) were ages 50 and older with a chart diagnosis of serious mental illness and a co-occurring medical condition, engaged in outpatient mental health services at a study site. Participants completed a battery of assessments including subtests from the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), the 24-Item Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-24), the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), and the Maryland Assessment of Recovery Scale (MARS). Multiple linear regression analyses, with age, race, gender, and BMI as covariates, examined number of current medical conditions, RBANS, and BASIS as predictors of quality-of-life and recovery. Significant predictors of physical health-related quality-of-life (R-squared=.298, F(9,182)=8.57, p<.0001) were number of medical conditions (β=-1.70, p<.0001), BASIS-Depression/Functioning (β=-4.84, p<.0001), and BASIS-Psychosis (β=2.39, p<.0008). Significant predictors of mental health-related quality-of-life (R-squared=.575, F(9,182)=27.37, p<.0001) were RBANS (β=0.03, p=.05), BASIS-Depression/Functioning (β=-6.49, p<.0001), BASIS-Relationships (β=-3.17, p<.0001), and BASIS-Psychosis (β=-1.30, p=.03). Significant predictors of MARS (R-squared=.434, F(9,183)=15.56, p<.0001) were BASIS-Depression/Functioning (β=-4.68, p=.002) and BASIS-Relationships (β=-9.44, p<.0001). To promote holistic recovery among older adults with serious mental illness, integrated interventions are required. For example, to improve physical health-related quality-of-life, one should target depression and psychotic symptoms as well as medical illness burden. To improve mental health-related quality-of-life, depression symptoms and interpersonal functioning may be key targets, as well as neurocognitive function.

scholarly journals SU129. Transcultural Comparison of the Impact of Symptomatic Remission and Resilience on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Suffering From Serious Mental Illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S208-S209
Author(s):  
Alex Hofer ◽  
Yuya Mizuno ◽  
Fabienne Wartelsteiner ◽  
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker ◽  
Beatrice Frajo-Apor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Symptomatic Remission ◽  
The Impact

Gender Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 663-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Farmer Teh ◽  
Amy M. Kilbourne ◽  
John F. McCarthy ◽  
Deborah Welsh ◽  
Frederic C. Blow
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Oral Health–Related Quality of Life Among Publicly Insured Mental Health Service Outpatients With Serious Mental Illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 1101-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Lam ◽  
Dolly A. John ◽  
Hanga Galfalvy ◽  
Carol Kunzel ◽  
Roberto Lewis-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Publicly Insured

scholarly journals A new population-based measure of the economic burden of mental illness in Canada

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.L. Lim ◽  
P. Jacobs ◽  
A. Ohinmaa ◽  
D. Schopflocher ◽  
C.S. Dewa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Work Loss ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

This paper presents a comprehensive measure of the incremental economic burden of mental illness in Canada which incorporates the use of medical resources and productivity losses due to long-term and short-term disability, as well as reductions in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), for the diagnosed and undiagnosed population with mental illness. The analysis was based on the population-based Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.1 (2003). For all persons, we measured all health services utilization, longterm and short-term work loss, and health-related quality of life and their dollar valuations, with the economic burden being the difference in dollar measures between the populations with and without mental health problems. In total, the economic burden was $51 billion in 2003. Over one-half was due to reductions in HRQOL. The current accepted practice in economic assessments is to include changes in medical resource use, work loss, and reductions in HRQOL.

scholarly journals Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life and Determinants of Child–Parent Agreement

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Alina Radicke ◽  
Claus Barkmann ◽  
Bonnie Adema ◽  
Anne Daubmann ◽  
Karl Wegscheider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parental Psychopathology ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Lower Hrqol

(1) Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is frequently reduced in children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI). Child self- and parent proxy-ratings vary with raters’ characteristics and facets of HRQoL. This study aimed at analyzing risk and protective factors associated with HRQoL in COPMI, and at examining the magnitude, direction, and predictors of child–parent agreement. (2) Methods: Analyses were based on baseline data of the German CHIMPS (children of parents with a mental illness) project with n = 134 parents diagnosed with mental illness and n = 198 children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. (3) Results: Both children and parents reported significantly lower HRQoL than the reference population, particularly for the child’s physical and psychological well-being. Parents’ proxy-report indicated a lower HRQoL than the children’s self-report. Child and parental psychopathology, social support, and the child’s age significantly predicted HRQoL. Interrater agreement was satisfactory and better for observable aspects like physical well-being and school environment. The child’s gender-identity and mental health significantly predicted child–parent agreement. (4) Conclusions: Parental psychopathology significantly reduces children’s HRQoL. Interventions should promote resilience in children by targeting risk and protective factors. Child–parent agreement emphasizes the need to obtain both self- and proxy-reports, whenever possible.

scholarly journals Organization of Community Mental Health Services for Persons with a Severe Mental Illness and Comorbid Somatic Conditions: A Systematic Review on Somatic Outcomes and Health Related Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Nicolaas Martens ◽  
Marianne Destoop ◽  
Geert Dom
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

It is well established that persons with a severe mental illness (SMI) have a greater risk of physical comorbid conditions and premature mortality. Most studies in the field of community mental health care (CMHC) have only focused on improving cardiovascular health in people with a SMI using lifestyle approaches. Studies using organizational modifications are rather scarce. This systematic review aimed to synthesize and describe possible organizational strategies to improve physical health for persons with a SMI in CMHC. The primary outcome was Health-related Quality of Life (HR-QOL). Results suggested modest effects on quality of life and were inconsistent throughout all the included studies. Despite these findings, it appears that a more integrated approach had a positive effect on health outcomes, patient satisfaction and HR-QOL. The complexity of the processes involved in community care delivery makes it difficult to compare different models and organizational approaches. Mental health nurses were identified as possible key professionals in care organization, but no clear description of their role was found. This review could provide new insights into contributing factors for integrated care. Future research targeting the identification of the nurses’ role and facilitating factors in integrated care, in order to improve treatment and follow-up of somatic comorbidities, is recommended.

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