Lam J A, Rosenheck R A
Department of Veterans Affairs Northeast Program Evaluation Center, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2000 Jan;51(1):116-8. doi: 10.1176/ps.51.1.116.
Longitudinal data from 4,331 homeless mentally ill clients at 18 sites participating in the Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Supports program were used to assess participants' quality of life over a one-year period. At baseline higher quality of life was associated with less severe depressive and psychotic symptoms, less use of alcohol and drugs, and more social support. At 12 months improved quality of life was associated with decreased psychotic and depressive symptoms, reduced substance abuse, fewer days of homelessness, and increased social support, income, employment, and service use.
来自参与“获得社区护理及有效服务与支持”项目的18个地点的4331名无家可归的精神病患者的纵向数据，被用于评估参与者在一年时间里的生活质量。在基线时，较高的生活质量与较轻的抑郁和精神病症状、较少的酒精和药物使用以及更多的社会支持相关。在12个月时，生活质量的改善与精神病和抑郁症状的减轻、药物滥用的减少、无家可归天数的减少以及社会支持、收入、就业和服务使用的增加相关。
