Quality of Life Among People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Does Day Centre Attendance Make a Difference?

Argentzell Elisabeth; Tjörnstrand Carina; Eklund Mona

doi:10.1007/s10597-017-0084-0

Quality of Life Among People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Does Day Centre Attendance Make a Difference?

Community Ment Health J. 2017 Nov;53(8):984-990. doi: 10.1007/s10597-017-0084-0. Epub 2017 Jan 19.

Authors

Argentzell Elisabeth¹, Tjörnstrand Carina², Eklund Mona²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden. elisabeth.argentzell@med.lu.se.
² Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden.

PMID: 28105574
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0084-0

Abstract

The purpose was to investigate (i) how people with psychiatric disabilities who attend day centres experience their quality of life (QoL) compared to non-attendees, (ii) differences in QoL between those who attend meeting place-oriented centres and those who attend work-oriented centres, (iii) possible correlates of QoL among day centre attendees. Ninety-three day centre attendees and 82 non-attendees completed questionnaires addressing QoL and selected correlates. No group difference was found regarding QoL. Factors related with a good QoL were high levels of self-mastery and motivation. Thus, promoting day centre attendees' self-mastery and motivation might enhance their QoL.

Keywords: Activity; Daily life; Mastery; Quality of life; Recovery.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult Day Care Centers*
Aged
Community Mental Health Centers*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Day Care, Medical
Disabled Persons / psychology*
Disabled Persons / rehabilitation
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Quality of Life*
Sweden