Correlates of a single-item Self-Rated Mental Health Question in people with schizophrenia.

Autor:	Maguire, Paul A., Reay, Rebecca E., Raphael, Beverley
Předmět:	STATISTICAL correlation MENTAL health services SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment PEOPLE with schizophrenia SELF-rating of health services administrators PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability MEDICAL care DIAGNOSIS of schizophrenia ANXIETY MENTAL depression COMPARATIVE studies RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation MENTAL health PSYCHOLOGICAL tests PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONNAIRES REGRESSION analysis RESEARCH SELF-evaluation PSYCHOLOGICAL stress EVALUATION research CROSS-sectional method SEVERITY of illness index PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
Zdroj:	Australasian Psychiatry; Nov2016, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p473-477, 5p
Abstrakt:	Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the correlates of a single-item Self-Rated Mental Health Question in people with schizophrenia, in order to achieve a better understanding of what it is measuring.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted exploring the responses of 71 adults with schizophrenia to a single-item Self-Rated Mental Health Question and the relationship with psychological distress, illness perception, and self-rated general health. Measures included the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and the single-item Self-Rated Health Question.Results: People with schizophrenia who reported poorer levels of mental health on a single-item Self-Rated Mental Health Question were more likely to have: higher levels of psychological distress; depressive and anxiety symptoms; and negative illness perceptions, especially a lack of perceived personal control over their illness. There was a moderate positive correlation between self-rated mental health and self-rated general health.Conclusion: The single-item Self-Rated Mental Health Question is a predictor of important clinical features in people with schizophrenia. As such, there are implications for health services, with a possible role as a brief, easily administered screening tool for the detection of clinical vulnerability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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