Journal article
Proposing a casual pathway for health-related quality of life in people with psychotic disorders
Adriana G Nevarez-Flores, Monique Breslin, Vaughan J Carr, Vera A Morgan, Anna Waterreus, Carol Harvey, Kristy Sanderson, Amanda L Neil
Journal of Psychiatric Research | Elsevier | Published : 2021
Abstract
This study aimed to establish independent predictors for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with psychotic disorders, and the mediating role of global functioning in those relationships. Data for 1642 people collected as part of the second Australian National Survey of Psychosis were analyzed. The Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-4D and the Personal and Social Performance scale were used for assessing HRQoL and global functioning respectively. The study commenced with a theoretical model comprised of 26 sociodemographic and clinical variables. A predictive model for HRQoL was built up using a purposeful selection strategy to arrive at a set of clinically meaningful, indepen..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This survey was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under a contract to The University of Western Australia. The study sponsor had a role in the design of the original survey but did not have any role in the collection of the study data, in the design or interpretation of the data analysis reported here, in the writing of this article, or in the decision to submit this article for publication.