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 ,RESEARCH evaluation ,SCHIZOPHRENIA ,JUDGMENT sampling ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INTRACLASS correlation - 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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