1. To explore the efficacy of community rehabilitation for facilitating daily function among patients with mental illness.
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Cheng, Jui‐Fen, Chen, Chung ‐ Ying, Lin, Mei‐Chu, and Huang, Xuan‐Yi
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ACTIVITIES of daily living , *HEALTH policy , *AFFECTIVE disorders , *ANALYSIS of variance , *STATISTICAL correlation , *HEALTH services accessibility , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *MENTAL illness , *PSYCHOTHERAPY patients , *REGRESSION analysis , *SCHIZOPHRENIA , *JUDGMENT sampling , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *INTRACLASS correlation ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Purpose: To explore the efficacy of community rehabilitation for facilitating daily function among patients with mental illness. Design and Methods: A quasi‐experimental design was used. Two hundred and sixty‐four participants completed a daily living function scale questionnaire and provided disease‐related information. Findings: Community rehabilitation was shown to be efficient in helping to stabilize mental illness and enhance daily function. Daily function had a significant and positive correlation with disease stability. Practice Implications: Community rehabilitation for patients with mental illness can effectively stabilize and prevent disability among those with mental illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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