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Quality of Life and Social Isolation Among Caregivers of Adults with Schizophrenia: Policy and Outcomes.
- Source :
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Community mental health journal [Community Ment Health J] 2015 Jul; Vol. 51 (5), pp. 591-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 18. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Services have been increasingly directed at supporting carers of people living with mental illness but it is difficult to evaluate the impact of service change where benchmarks for carer functioning are sparse. Sixty Australian carers were assessed regarding their quality of life, psychological distress, social isolation and caregiving experience. Their scores were compared with two matched community samples and previous studies. Carers were ten times more likely to be socially isolated and quality of life was significantly less than matched community samples. Over 40 % of the carer sample met criteria for probable psychiatric disorder. Comparison of caregiving experiences with a study 15 years ago showed no improvement in negative caregiving experiences. Carers still face considerable challenges to their wellbeing as they support people living with mental illness, in spite of progress in the development of policy and services.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Case-Control Studies
Community Mental Health Centers
Female
Health Policy
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders epidemiology
Mental Disorders psychology
Middle Aged
Schizophrenia therapy
Sickness Impact Profile
Social Support
Stress, Psychological epidemiology
Victoria epidemiology
Caregivers psychology
Quality of Life psychology
Schizophrenic Psychology
Social Isolation psychology
Stress, Psychological psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-2789
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Community mental health journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25690154
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9848-6