Publication |
Author(s) | Evans, S.; Banerjee, S.; Huxley, P.J.; Leese, M. |
Title | The Impact of Mental Illness on Quality of Life: A Comparison of Severe Mental Illness, Common Mental Disorder and Healthy Population Samples. |
Source | Quality of Life Research, 2007, Vol. 16, 17 - 29 |
DOI | DOI:10.1007/s11136-006-9002-6 |
Investigation |
Public | Mental patients and controls, followed 2 years, UK 1994-2001 |
| a) Patients of mental hospital, b) community residence with common mental dosorder, c) healthy population. |
Last assesment | 1996 |
| Mental patients (a) followed from 1994 (T1) to1996 (T2).
Community residents (b+c) interviewed in 1999(T1) and 2001(T2) |
Survey name | Not available |
| a) UK 700 trial of case management, b+c postal survey |
Sample | Mixed samples |
| a: Severe mental illness(SMI) : Patients of mental hospital, aged 18-65, diagnosed psychotic of at least 2 years duration, hospitalized at least 2 times, at least one of which prior to recruitement.
b: Common mental disorder ( CMD) 18+ aged community residents, participants in postal survey, scoring high on GQH-12 questionnaire.
c: Healthy population: 18+ aged community residents, participants in postal survey, scoring low on GQH-12 questionnaire |
Respondents N = | 149 |
| Severe mental illness (SMI) T1:149, T2:138. Commen mental disorder (CMD) T1: 794, T2 345. Healthy population T1: 1119 T2: 583 |
Non Response | 94% |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
At least monthy family contact | show | Contacts with relatives |
Depressed (vs not depressed) | show | Depressive (f31-33) |
Family oppertunities restricted | show | Contacts with relatives |
Financial opportunities restricted | show | `objective` poverty |
Health opportunities restricted | show | Degree of restriction |
Home owner cf not a home owner | show | House owned or rented |
Income | show | Current income level (unspecified) |
Living situation opportunities restricted | show | Current resources |
Married vs not married | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
Mental health | show | Actual changes in happiness |
Mental health | show | Change in conditions for happiness, also classified as above ↑ |
Mental health | show | Current general mental health , also classified as above ↑ |
Mental health | show | In mental hospital, also classified as above ↑ |
Mental health | show | Living in a mental hospital, also classified as above ↑ |
Mental health | show | Trend behavioral correlates of happiness, also classified as above ↑ |
Mental health consulted | show | Scores on symptom inventories |
positive vsnegative disposition | show | Positive reacting |
Restrictions | show | Current resources |
Safety opppertunities restricted | show | Satisfaction with safety in vinicity |
Time | show | Perceived time-pressure |