Quality of life of people with mental health problems: a synthesis of qualitative research

Connell, Janice; Brazier, John; O’Cathain, Alicia; Lloyd-Jones, Myfanwy; Paisley, Suzy

doi:10.1186/1477-7525-10-138

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 1 Summary of included studies

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
[25, 26]	Cook S	2009	Occupational Therapy	UK	M = 16	Community Mental Health Teams	17 x Schizophrenia; 4 x Bipolar; 4 x Other
[25, 26]	Cook S	2009	Occupational Therapy	UK	F = 8	Community Mental Health Teams	17 x Schizophrenia; 4 x Bipolar; 4 x Other
[27, 28]	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
[27, 28]	Corring DJ	2007	Occupational Therapy	Canada (Ontario)	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
[30]	Gee L	2003	Psychology	UK	F = 3	Community Mental Health Teams/Acute inpatient	Schizophrenia
[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’
[33]	Hedberg L	2009	Nursing/psychiatry	Sweden	F= 6	Out-patient	No diagnosis – ‘Psychiatric disability’
[34]	Lalibertė-Rudman D	2000	Occupational Therapy	Canada	M= 25	Out-patient	Schizophrenia - DSM-IV diagnostic criteria
[34]	Lalibertė-Rudman D	2000	Occupational Therapy	Canada	F= 10	Out-patient	Schizophrenia - DSM-IV diagnostic criteria
[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'
[36]	Mayers CA	2000	Occupational Therapy	UK	F= 1	via O.T’s	No diagnosis - 'enduring mental health problems'
[37, 38]	Michalak E	2006	Psychiatry	Canada	M = 12	Outpatients and inpatient	Bipolar disorder
[37, 38]	Michalak E	2006	Psychiatry	Canada	F = 23	Outpatients and inpatient	Bipolar disorder
[39]	Rusner M	2010	Social Work	Sweden	M= 6	Out-patient & advocacy group	Bipolar Disorder
[39]	Rusner M	2010	Social Work	Sweden	F= 4	Out-patient & advocacy group	Bipolar Disorder
[40]	Vellenga BA	1994	Nursing	USA	M= 15	Out-patient	8 x Schizophrenia; 4 x Bi-polar; 3 x Schizoaffective

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