Gender differences in health-related quality of life in people with severe mental illness
Colillas-Malet, Ester (Universitat de Vic)
Prat, Gemma (Grup SaMIS (Salut Mental i Innovació Social))
Espelt, Albert 1981- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)
Juvinyà, Dolors (Universitat de Girona. Grup de Recerca de Salut i Atenció Sanitària)
Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut de Manresa
Fundació Althaia (Manresa). Divisió de Salut Mental

Fecha:	2020
Resumen:	The purpose was to analyze socioeconomic and clinical factors of psychosocial functioning and self-perception in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with severe mental health illness (SMI) by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 133 women and 90 men. Recorded variables: HRQOL, SF-36 Physical Component Scores (PCS) and Mental Component Scores (MCS); sociodemographic and clinical data on psychosocial and self-perception functioning. Correlational studies using raw and adjusted linear regression models to evaluate the factors associated with HRQOL by obtaining coefficients, p-values and respective confidence intervals. The mean PCS for women and men was 44. 6 and 49. 0 (p = 0. 004) and 36. 4 and 37. 5 (p = 0. 575), respectively for MCS. The factors associated with PCS in women were age, -0. 2(-0. 4:0); in work, 4. 2(0. 3:8. 2); with an income higher than 700 euros/month, 4. 4(1:7. 7). In men, these factors were education level, 6. 1(0. 4:11. 7); belief that they would not need help in the future, 4. 6(0. 1:9. 2) and a higher need for psychosocial services, -6. 6(-11. 1:-2). Factors associated with MCS in women were, in work, 6. 1(1. 5:10. 7); and having a high number of friends, 6. 6(2. 1:11. 1). In men, these factors were, living alone, -7. 1(-12. 7:-1. 4); lack of economic benefits, 8. 5(3. 2:13. 8); and a higher need for psychosocial and social services, -3. 6(-7. 1:-0. 2) and -7. 7(-13. 4:-2). The dimensions affected and the factors that are associated with HRQOL for people with SMI differ by gender. Therefore, these differences should to be taken into account when designing interventions for improving HRQOL.
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicado en:	PloS one, Vol. 15 (february 2020) , ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229236
PMID: 32084212

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