The Construct Validity of Subjective Quality of Life for the Severely Mentally Ill

Corrigan, Patrick W.; Buican, Brett

doi:10.1097/00005053-199505000-00001

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“…Lower everyday functioning capacity and greater severity of positive, negative, and depressive symptoms have been associated with worse QOL (Hofer et al, 2005b;Norman et al, 2000;Palmer et al, 2002;Sciolla et al, 2003;Corrigan & Buican, 1995;Jin et al, 2001;Ruggeri et al, 2005;Twamley et al, 2002). Although such psychiatric symptoms have been associated with subjective measures of QOL (Hofer et al, 2005b;Ruggeri et al, 2005;Norman et al, 2000;Corrigan and Buican, 1995), symptom reductions alone often do not result in meaningful improvements in QOL because other problems remain (e.g., difficulty with everyday functioning, lack of social contacts, unemployment, and stigmatization).…”

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

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“…Although such psychiatric symptoms have been associated with subjective measures of QOL (Hofer et al, 2005b;Ruggeri et al, 2005;Norman et al, 2000;Corrigan and Buican, 1995), symptom reductions alone often do not result in meaningful improvements in QOL because other problems remain (e.g., difficulty with everyday functioning, lack of social contacts, unemployment, and stigmatization).…”

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poorer cognitive performance and self-reported functional status (e.g., unmarried, lower social functioning, smaller social support network) are correlated with lower subjective QOL (Corrigan and Buican, 1995;Norman et al, 2000;Lehman et al, 1983a). On the other hand, better cognitive abilities may translate into better insight, more depression, and lower subjective well-being.…”

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, better cognitive abilities may translate into better insight, more depression, and lower subjective well-being. Demographic and clinical characteristics also influence subjective QOL, with women and those with less education, longer illness duration, and higher antipsychotic dosages reporting greater life satisfaction (Hofer et al, 2005b;Ruggeri et al, 2005;Corrigan and Buican, 1995). The link between greater illness severity and better subjective QOL may be due partially to the effects of impaired insight (Karow and Pajonc, 2006).…”

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Subjective and objective quality of life in schizophrenia

Narvaez¹,

Twamley²,

McKibbin³

et al. 2008

Schizophrenia Research

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Objective-Quality of life (QOL) is considered an important outcome in the treatment of schizophrenia, but the determinants of QOL are poorly understood in this population. Furthermore, previous studies have relied on combined measures of subjective QOL (usually defined as life satisfaction) and objective QOL (usually defined as participation in activities and relationships). We examined separately the clinical, functional, and cognitive predictors of subjective and objective QOL in outpatients with schizophrenia. We hypothesized that better subjective QOL would be associated with less severe negative and depressive symptoms, better objective QOL, and greater everyday functioning capacity, and that better objective QOL would be associated with less severe negative and depressive symptoms, better cognitive performance, and greater functional capacity.Method-Participants included 88 outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who completed a comprehensive series of assessments, including measures of positive, negative, and depressive symptoms; performance-based functional skills; a neuropsychological battery; and an interview measure of subjective and objective QOL.Results-In the context of multiple predictor variables, more severe depressive symptoms and better neuropsychological functioning were independent predictors of worse subjective QOL. More severe negative symptoms predicted worse objective QOL. Functional capacity variables were not associated with subjective or objective QOL.Conclusion-Treatments to improve QOL in schizophrenia should focus on negative symptoms and depressive symptoms.

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Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictors Of Subjective Qolmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Subjective and objective quality of life in schizophrenia

Narvaez¹,

Twamley²,

McKibbin³

et al. 2008

Schizophrenia Research

227

139

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“…In a study of patients with severe mental illness, it was found that measures of QOL are independently affected by clinical symptoms, especially depression and anxiety, and by age, marital status, social function and support, insight and intelligence level. Patients with larger and more satisfactory networks of social support report a better QOL (Corrigan & Buican, 1995). Evidence about the relationship of QOL to psychotic symptoms is mixed.…”

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