Factors associated with quality of life in a cohort of forensic psychiatric in‐patients
Abstract
Self‐reported quality of life (QOL) was examined in a cohort of detained psychiatric in‐patients. Two patient groups, categorised as high and low on the Lehman Quality of Life Interview (QOLI) in terms of their ‘satisfaction with life in general’, were compared. A model of satisfaction with life derived from a logistic regression analysis contained three measures: (high) QOLI satisfaction rating for living situation, (low) suicidality and (high) motivation and energy. The practical implications of these findings are discussed in terms of assessment, symptom relief and environmental change.
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Citation
Long, C., McLean, A., Boothby, A. and Hollin, C. (2008), "Factors associated with quality of life in a cohort of forensic psychiatric in‐patients", The British Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200800002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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