From: Quality of life of people with mental health problems: a synthesis of qualitative research
Reference number | First author | Year | Affiliation of first author | Country | Gender | Recruited from | Diagnosis/mental health problem |
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Cook S | 2009 | Occupational Therapy | UK | M = 16 | Community Mental Health Teams | 17 x Schizophrenia; 4 x Bipolar; 4 x Other | |
F = 8 | |||||||
Corring DJ | 2007 | Occupational Therapy | Canada (Ontario) | M = 25 | Mental Health Association Programs & Consumer Survivor agency | Schizophrenia n=27; Schizoaffective disorder n=7; Bipolar disorder n=4; Depression n=9; Posttraumatic stress disorder n=4; Anxiety disorder n=4; Borderline personality disorder n=4; Don’t know/no response; n=5 | |
F = 28 | |||||||
[29] | Fisher MA | 1998 | Nursing | Canada | N = 24 | Acute in-patient | Diagnoses included: Major depression; Bipolar; affective disorder; Depression/anxiety; Schizo-affective disorder; Psychosis; Sociopathic personality disorder |
[30] | Gee L | 2003 | Psychology | UK | M = 3 | Community Mental Health Teams/Acute inpatient | Schizophrenia |
F = 3 | |||||||
[31] | Gould A | 2005 | Occupational Therapy | Canada | M= 4 | via Poster | Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder |
[32] | Hamer HP | 2009 | Nursing - general and psychiatric | New Zealand | F= 10 | Private psychology & psychotherapy clinics | Panic Disorder |
[33] | Hedberg L | 2009 | Nursing/psychiatry | Sweden | M= 6 | Out-patient | No diagnosis – ‘Psychiatric disability’ |
F= 6 | |||||||
[34] | Lalibertė-Rudman D | 2000 | Occupational Therapy | Canada | M= 25 | Out-patient | Schizophrenia - DSM-IV diagnostic criteria |
F= 10 | |||||||
[35] | Lim L | 2004 | Psychology | Australia | N= 18 | Out-patient | Bipolar Disorder |
[36] | Mayers CA | 2000 | Occupational Therapy | UK | M= 10 | via O.T’s | No diagnosis - 'enduring mental health problems' |
F= 1 | |||||||
Michalak E | 2006 | Psychiatry | Canada | M = 12 | Outpatients and inpatient | Bipolar disorder | |
F = 23 | |||||||
[39] | Rusner M | 2010 | Social Work | Sweden | M= 6 | Out-patient & advocacy group | Bipolar Disorder |
F= 4 | |||||||
[40] | Vellenga BA | 1994 | Nursing | USA | M= 15 | Out-patient | 8 x Schizophrenia; 4 x Bi-polar; 3 x Schizoaffective |