Relevance of spirituality for people with mental illness attending consumer-centered servicesShow others and affiliations
2007 (English)In: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, ISSN 1095-158X, E-ISSN 1559-3126, Vol. 30, no 4, p. 287-294Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Spirituality has been cited in the literature as having a positive effect on mental health outcomes. This paper explores the relationship of spirituality to demographic, psychiatric illness history and psychological constructs for people with mental illness (N=1835) involved in consumer-centered services (CCS-Clubhouses and Consumer run drop-in centers). Descriptive statistics indicate that spirituality is important for at least two thirds of the members in the study. Members primarily indicated participation in public spiritual activities (i.e., church, bible study groups), followed by private activities (prayer, reading the bible, and meditation) (both of which were centered on belief in the transcendent). A logistic regression analysis was done to explore variables related to spirituality (i.e., demographics, psychiatric illness history, and psychological constructs). Results suggest that age, gender, having psychotic symptoms, having depressive symptoms, and having a higher global quality of life, hope and sense of community were all significant correlates of spirituality.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2007. Vol. 30, no 4, p. 287-294
Keywords [en]
Clubhouses, Consumer run drop-in centers, Consumer-centered services, Mental illness, Spirituality, adult, age distribution, aged, article, consumer, correlation analysis, daily life activity, demography, female, human, logistic regression analysis, major clinical study, male, mental disease, outcomes research, psychological aspect, quality of life, religion, sex difference, statistics, symptomatology, Health Promotion, Humans, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Patient-Centered Care, Program Development, Severity of Illness Index
National Category
Sociology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-38556DOI: 10.2975/30.4.2007.287.294Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-34247341778OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-38556DiVA, id: diva2:1659639
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