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Quality of life and health promotion intervention – a follow up study among newly-arrived Arabic-speaking refugees in Malmö, Sweden
- Authors:
- ERIKSSON-SJÖÖ Tina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, 8(3), 2012, pp.112-126.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article focuses on the benefits of a health promotion programme for newly arrived refugees from Arabic-speaking countries. The Health Promotion Intervention Course (HPIC) is a group training course set up in Malmö, Sweden in which the participants receive information from clinical professionals such as nurses and physicians. This study aims to illuminate self-perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among newly-arrived Arabic-speaking refugees before and after they had participated in the HPIC. Data was collected before and immediately after the HPIC and at a 6-month follow-up. The research methods comprised questionnaires, observations and oral evaluations in groups. A total of 39 participants completed the survey at all 3 time points. The results show that disturbed sleep was significantly associated with 4 of the 5 health states (mobility, main activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The majority of the participants described stress, diseases and treatments, and also a lack of trust in the Swedish health care system. There were changes over time, with the participant’s perceptions of their health and quality of life significantly improving after the HPIC. Sleep and recovery problems were perceived as less difficult at the course completion and the second follow-up.
Economic costs and preference-based health-related quality of life outcomes associated with childhood psychiatric disorders
- Authors:
- PETROU Stavros, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(5), November 2010, pp.395-404.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study estimated the costs and preference-based health-related quality of life outcomes associated with a range of childhood psychiatric disorders during the eleventh year of life. Participants included 190 extremely preterm children and 141 term-born controls, who undertook psychiatric assessment using the Development and Well Being Assessment and the Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children. Questionnaires completed by parents and teachers described the children’s utilisation of health, social and education services at the age of eleven. Parents also described their child’s health status using the Health Utilities Index health status classification system. The paper presents detailed costs and health utilities associated with psychiatric disorders for the preterm population and term-born population. The authors suggest that the results of the study should be used to inform future economic evaluations of interventions aimed at preventing childhood psychiatric disorders or alleviating their effects.
Housing renewal and mental health: A case study
- Authors:
- BLACKMAN Tim, HARVEY John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(5), October 2001, pp.571-583.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents findings from a study of the mental health of residents before and after a neighbourhood renewal programme. A total of 415 household interviews were completed prior to the renewal work and 234 after completion of the work. Self-report data were collected about housing defects; perceptions of the neighbourhood; symptomatic health including symptoms of psychological distress; use of general practitioner services, hospitals and medication; and demographic, economic and lifestyle factors. Following the renewal work, improvements occurred in both adults' and children's levels of psychological distress. Concludes that neighbourhood renewal in deprived areas is likely to have a role in improving mental health among local populations. More evidence about this relationship would help to inform how to approach neighbourhood renewal, including decisions about renewal priorities and whether to demolish or refurbish substandard housing.
Self-report quality of life measures for people with schizophrenia: the SQLS
- Authors:
- WILKINSON Greg, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, July 2000, pp.42-46.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Quality of life is the subject of growing interest and investigation. This study aimed to develop and validate a short, self-report quality of life questionnaire (the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale, SQLS). The SQLS was completed within 5-10 minutes. It possesses internal reliability and construct validity, and promises to be a useful tool for the evaluation of new treatment regimes for people with schizophrenia.
Living a meaningful life with serious mental illness: defining and understanding personal medicine
- Author:
- RADOHL Tamara
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 7(2), 2016, p.345–369.
- Publisher:
- Society for Social Work and Research
Objective: Shared decision making (SDM) is an approach adapted from the health care field for use in mental health treatment because SDM promotes collaborative decision making of providers and consumers regarding treatment options and goals. Personal medicine, defined as “self-initiated, non-pharmaceutical self-care activities that serve to decrease symptoms, avoid undesirable outcomes such as hospitalisation, and improve mood, thoughts, behaviours, and overall sense of well-being” (Deegan, 2005, p. 31), has been incorporated into SDM when applied in mental health settings. This exploratory, qualitative study investigates how mental health consumers define and use personal medicine. Method: A sample of 14 consumers with severe and persistent mental illness were selected from a local community mental health agency using purposeful sampling. Participants used Common Ground, a software programme that formalises SDM and uses the concept of personal medicine. Participants were interviewed using a naturalistic inquiry approach and a semi-structured interview protocol of open-ended questions. Interviews were transcribed and coded, and findings were corroborated with consultant panels. Comprehensive member checks ensured trustworthiness. Results: Personal medicine might be a larger concept than can be explained by any single modality. Several factors contribute to the use of personal medicine, including the individualisation of personal medicine by consumers, how consumers define the concept of personal medicine, and the purposes and benefits of personal medicine. Conclusions: Participants report personal medicine to have benefit, value, and purpose that impact recovery. These findings support current literature and practical implications that might inform the ways in which professionals use personal medicine. (Edited publisher abstract)
Closing the gap: priorities for essential change in mental health
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2011, the government published its mental health strategy, ‘No health without mental health’, which set out long-term ambitions for mental health care. ‘Closing the gap’ considers shorter-term action and how changes in local service planning and delivery will make a difference, in the next two or three years, to the lives of people with mental health problems. It identifies 25 aspects of mental health care and support where people can expect to experience the fastest changes The 25 priorities are each organised into one of these main themes: increasing access to mental health services; integrating physical and mental health care; starting early to promote mental wellbeing and prevent mental health problems; and improving the quality of life of people with mental health problems. Further information sources are suggested. (Original abstract)
Manual for the adult carers quality of life questionnaire (AC-QoL)
- Authors:
- ELWICK Hannah, et al
- Publisher:
- Princess Royal Trust for Carers
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Woodford Green
There are nearly six million people providing unpaid care in the UK. In the National Carer’s Strategy, it was reported that 71% of carers have had health problems which included poor physical and mental health. In turn poorer physical and mental health can affect the person’s ability to care, with the majority of these carers reporting that their health problems also affected the person they were caring for. This manual is intended to provide researchers and practitioners in the field of caring with a relevant and accessible instrument to assess the quality of life of adult, unpaid carers. The questionnaire can be used on a one off basis for the purpose of assessment, or as a pre and post intervention tool to measure change and the impact of support. This manual will be of interest to professionals in the fields of health and social care as well as those researching care-giving and caring organisations themselves.
Health and aging-in-place: implications for community practice
- Author:
- BLACK Kathy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 16(1), 2008, pp.79-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
Findings from a needs assessment carried out on a naturally occurring retirement community of 114 individuals are presented within the context of the increasing trend towards helping older people remain independently in their own homes. The assessment is based on an holistic perspective that encompasses physical, mental and social well-being, and it uses a specially developed tool to gather self-report measures of eleven chronic health conditions and seven instrumental activities of daily living. Psychological health was measured using the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and a Likert scale to cover perceptions of life satisfaction and health. The findings indicate complex and interacting medical and psychosocial problems, and suggest that while all resident can benefit from interventions, these should be targeted at those in greatest need, especially the oldest. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing
- Editors:
- JOHNSON Malcolm L., (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 744p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This is a guide to the current body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision.
Quality of life and mental health services
- Authors:
- OLIVER Joseph, et al
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 322p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at people with mental health problems, the health and social services they receive, and the impact of these services on their lives. Uses quality of life as a measure of the success or failure of these services.