title: Quality of Life Among People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Does Day Centre Attendance Make a Difference?
abstract: The purpose was to investigate (i) how people with psychiatric disabilities who attend day centres experience their quality of life (QoL) compared to non-attendees, (ii) differences in QoL between those who attend meeting place-oriented centres and those who attend work-oriented centres, (iii) possible correlates of QoL among day centre attendees. Ninety-three day centre attendees and 82 non-attendees completed questionnaires addressing QoL and selected correlates. No group difference was found regarding QoL. Factors related with a good QoL were high levels of self-mastery and motivation. Thus, promoting day centre attendees' self-mastery and motivation might enhance their QoL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden. elisabeth.argentzell@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Argentzell
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elisabeth
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden.
authors.forename: Tjörnstrand
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carina
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden.
authors.forename: Eklund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mona
mesh_terms: D000069537:Adult Day Care Centers; D000368:Aged; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013548:Sweden
keywords: Activity; Daily life; Mastery; Quality of life; Recovery