Social support and quality of life of community support clients

Baker, Frank; Jodrey, David; Intagliata, James

doi:10.1007/bf00761058

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“…There is support for this hypothesis from cross-sectional studies that show an association between more social support and better social functioning and life satisfaction (Baker, Jodrey, & Intagliata, 1992;Lam & Rosenheck, 2000;Ritsner et al, 2000;Yanos, Rosenfield, & Horwitz, 2001). There is also evidence from 2 prospective studies for a longitudinal relationship between social support and functioning and well-being.…”

Section: Enduring Environmental Conditions and Functioning/well-beingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

Yanos

Moos

2007

Clinical Psychology Review

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Outcomes for health conditions are typically the result of multiple factors; however, studies tend to focus on a narrow class of variables. Functioning and well-being outcomes for schizophrenia are diverse and have resisted simple explanation; however, prior research has not offered an integrated understanding of the relative contributions of enduring and episodic environmental factors, personal resources and psychiatric factors, and cognitive appraisal and coping, on functioning and well-being outcomes in schizophrenia. The present article sets out an integrated model of the determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia. To examine evidence that bears on the model, literature on hypothesized relationships is reviewed to identify areas for which there is strong evidence and areas where more research is needed. The article suggests areas for further research, and directs researchers and practitioners toward areas of intervention that can enhance functioning and well-being for persons diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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Section: Enduring Environmental Conditions and Functioning/well-beingmentioning

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Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

Yanos

Moos

2007

Clinical Psychology Review

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“…Some friends fulfilled multiple roles, providing both emotional and practical support. These 'multiplex' relationships have been viewed as beneficial because they significantly increase available support [23] and this relates to overall satisfaction with one's network and perceptions of support [24]. This is typically illustrated as follows:…”

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Friendship in people with schizophrenia: a survey

Harley

Boardman

Craig

2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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The friendship network size was found to be small but the quality of friendship mostly positive and highly valued. The majority of friendships were with other service users made during attendances at day hospitals and drop-in centres thus underscoring the importance of this service provision. Psychosocial intervention programmes need to take into account psychological factors that impact upon friendship.

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“…Individuals are likely to experience interactions characterized by feelings of warmth, closeness, and positive regard as expressions of support, and social support has been strongly associated with improved quality of life for persons with serious mental illness (6,7). In general, parents are an important source of emotional support throughout their child's adult life, and maintaining a close and supportive relationship with one's parents is associated with better psychological well-being in adulthood (8).…”

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Prosocial Family Processes and the Quality of Life of Persons With Schizophrenia

Greenberg

Knudsen²,

Aschbrenner³

2006

Psychiatric Services

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Objectives-Research on the family's contribution to the quality of life of persons with serious mental illness has largely focused on negative family interactions associated with poorer client outcomes. The purpose of this naturalistic study of aging mothers and adults with schizophrenia was to investigate prosocial family processes that potentially enhance, rather than detract from, the life satisfaction of persons with serious mental illness.Methods-The data were drawn from a longitudinal study of aging parents caring for a son or daughter with schizophrenia. This report is based on 122 mother-adult child dyads who participated in the third wave of the study. Mothers completed an in-home interview and questionnaire that included measures of the quality of the relationship between the mother and adult child, maternal warmth, and maternal praise of the adult child. The adult with schizophrenia completed a life satisfaction questionnaire.Results-The adults with schizophrenia had higher life satisfaction when their mothers expressed greater warmth and praise of their son or daughter with schizophrenia and when their mothers reported the quality of their relationship as being close and mutually supportive.Conclusions-Past research has emphasized changing families, most typically by lowering expressed emotion, with little emphasis on the families' strengths, in particular, prosocial family processes that may enhance the life satisfaction of their loved one. As a recovery orientation focuses on the strengths of adults with mental illness, it also should focus equally on the supportive presence of families in the lives of clients.Research on the family's contribution to the quality of life of persons with serious mental illness has focused largely on negative family interactions associated with poorer outcomes. The concept of expressed emotion has received the most attention, with an emphasis on the family's role in relapse through criticism of and overinvolvement in the life of the relative with mental illness. However, many families play a supportive role and serve as a safety net, because the demand for mental health services far exceeds their availability (1).Yet little is known about the types of family behaviors that enhance rather than detract from the quality of life of persons with schizophrenia. Lopez and colleagues (2) have begun to identify prosocial family processes, such as the expression of warmth and positive remarks, that support clients on their road to recovery. However, research on adults with schizophrenia has been limited to studying the relationship of these prosocial behaviors to relapse (3)(4)(5). The This article is part of a special section honoring the memory of three leaders in the psychosocial treatment of patients with severe and persistent mental disorders: Wayne S. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript purpose of this cross-sectional analysis of data drawn from a longitudinal study of families and adults with schizophrenia was to build upon ...

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Social support and quality of life of community support clients

Cited by 66 publications

References 20 publications

Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

Determinants of functioning and well-being among individuals with schizophrenia: An integrated model

Friendship in people with schizophrenia: a survey

Prosocial Family Processes and the Quality of Life of Persons With Schizophrenia

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