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| The role of stigma in the quality of life of older adults with severe mental illness | | Author(s) | Marja F I A Depla, Ron de Graaf, Jaap van Weeghel |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 2, February 2005 |
| Pages | pp 146-153 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Quality of life ; Cross sectional surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | A feeling of belonging, as contrasted with being excluded, is at least as important for the quality of life of older people with severe mental illness as their actual participation in the community. A cross-sectional survey was carried out of 131 older people with severe mental illness in 18 elder care homes operating supported living programmes and in 8 psychiatric hospitals throughout the Netherlands. Stigmatisation was assessed with an 11-item questionnaire on stigma experiences associated with mental illness. Quality of life (QoL) was assessed with the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA). To better ascertain the role of stigma, the relationship of social participation to QoL was also assessed. Some 57% of the respondents had experienced stigmatisation. No association emerged between resident type or disorder type and the extent of stigma experiences. Stigmatisation did show negative association with QoL, a connection stronger than that between participation and QoL. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050221203 A |
| Classmark | E: TOB: F:59: 3KB: 76H |
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