Exploration of the perspectives of persons with schizophrenia regarding quality of life

被引:38
作者
Laliberte-Rudman, D
Yu, B
Scott, E
Pajouhandeh, P
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Occupat Therapy, Toronto, ON M5T 1W5, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Grad Dept Community Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Toronto, ON M5T 1W5, Canada
[3] Community Occupat Therapists & Associates, Toronto, ON, Canada
[4] Univ Toronto, Soc Women & Hlth Program, Ctr Addict & Mental Hlth, Clarke Div, Toronto, ON M5T 1W5, Canada
[5] Univ Toronto, Ontario Inst Studies Educ, Toronto, ON M5T 1W5, Canada
关键词
human activities and occupations; mental health; qualitative method;
D O I
10.5014/ajot.54.2.137
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
Objective. This study is the first phase of a two-phase study aimed at exploring the perspectives of consumers with schizophrenia regarding quality of life and developing a quality of-life assessment that addresses factors experienced as important by consumers Method. Focus groups were used to explore the perspectives of 35 persons with schizophrenia regarding the meaning of quality of life and factors important to quality of life. Results. Seven major factors that had an impact on quality of life resulted from inductive analysis, including activity, social interaction, time, disclosure, "being normal, " finances, and management of illness. These factors relate to three overall themes: managing time, connecting and belonging, and making choices and maintaining control Conclusions. Although the findings confirm the importance of factors included in existing quality-of-life assessments, they also highlight the need to look at new dimensions of commonly included factors and to include other factors. The findings support belief regarding occupation that are central to occupational therapy and the use of occupation as means and ends of therapy.
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页码:137 / 147
页数:11
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