title: Health-related quality of life--from the perspective of mothers and fathers of adult children suffering from long-term mental disorders.
abstract: There is a lack of studies on mothers' and fathers' experiences of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) associated with caregiving of adult children suffering from mental disorder. A cross-sectional study was therefore carried out with 108 mothers and 43 fathers. Data were collected by means of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Family Involvement and Alienation Questionnaire (FIAQ) and the Burden Assessment Scale (BAS). Mothers' HRQOL was affected more than fathers' and lower compared to Swedish age related norms. HRQOL was predominantly related to ratings on HADS and BAS.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Division of Psychiatry, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden. Electronic address: anita.ulla.johansson@vgregion.se.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Sciences, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish National Family Care Competence Centre, Kalmar, Sweden. Electronic address: mats.ewertzon@esh.se.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ewertzon
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Research, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Nursing, Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik, Norway. Electronic address: birgitta.andershed@hig.no.
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andershed
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro, Sweden. Electronic address: agneta.anderzen-karlsson@orebroll.se.
authors.forename: Agneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderzen-Carlsson
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Centre, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden. Electronic address: salmir.nasic@vgregion.se.
authors.forename: Salmir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasic
authors.affiliation: National Board of Institutional Care, SiS Ungdomshem Margretelund, Lidkoping, Sweden. Electronic address: Arne.Ahlin@stat-inst.se.
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D055815:Young Adult