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Predictors of improvement in quality of life of long-term mentally ill individuals receiving case management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

T. Björkman  and
L. Hansson
T. Björkman*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
L. Hansson
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
*
*Correspondence and reprints.
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Summary

One hundred and thirteen long-term mentally ill clients receiving case management were investigated with regard to psychosocial and clinical predictors of changes in subjective quality of life during an 18-month follow-up. Better psychosocial functioning and fewer psychiatric symptoms at baseline predicted a greater improvement in quality of life. A larger decrease in symptom severity and a greater improvement in the social network during the follow-up were identified as the most important predictors of a greater improvement in subjective quality of life. The results of the study suggest that an emphasis should be put on effective symptom management, a reduction of needs for care and social support in order to fulfill the aims of improving subjective quality of life in patients receiving case management.

Keywords

case managementpredictors of outcomequality of lifeseverely mentally ill
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European Psychiatry , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , March 2002 , pp. 33 - 40
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. 2002

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