Heterogeneity of quality of life in the later stages of first-episode psychosis recovery

EL Clarke; K Allott; JFI Anderson; CX Gao; KM Filia; E Killackey; SM Cotton

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Heterogeneity of quality of life in the later stages of first-episode psychosis recovery

EL Clarke, K Allott, JFI Anderson, CX Gao, KM Filia, E Killackey, SM Cotton

Quality of Life Research | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03277-x

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Abstract

Purpose: First-episode psychosis (FEP) is characterised by wide heterogeneity in terms of symptom presentation and illness course. However, the heterogeneity of quality of life (QoL) in FEP is not well understood. We investigated whether subgroups can be identified using participants' responses on four QoL domains (physical health, psychological, social relationships, and environmental) 18-months into the recovery phase of FEP. We then examined the discriminant validity of these subgroups with respect to clinical, cognitive, and functioning features of FEP. Method: Demographic and clinical characteristics, QoL, cognition, and functioning were assessed in 100 people with FEP at the 18-month f..

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Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. This work was supported by Australian Rotary Health; the Australian Research Council (LP0883273); Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health; National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowships to KA (APP1141207) and to EK (APP1051891); National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship SC (APP1136344). The funding source had no role in the design and outcome of the study.