Physical health, community participation and schizophrenia.
Our objective is to identify links between physical health and community participation among individuals with schizophrenia or a psychosis mental illness. Semi-structured qualitative and quantitative interviews and community tours were conducted over 10 months ( N = 30). Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a grounded theory coding strategy. Physical health played an important role in community participation both as a cause and consequence. Key processes included mobility issues impeding physical community involvement; a multi-directional relationship between social relationships, community involvement, and physical health; identity as a mechanism linking physical health problems and community engagement; and the potential for community-based mental health programs.
1 University of Toronto, Canada.
Pooja
P
Patel
2 University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada.
Tyler
T
Frederick
1 University of Toronto, Canada.|3 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.
Sean A
SA
Kidd
D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
community participation; mental health; physical health; psychosis; schizophrenia