A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives: Part 2--A Quantitative Study of Impacts of Participation on New Members

Autor/inn/en	Nelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John
Titel	A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives: Part 2--A Quantitative Study of Impacts of Participation on New Members
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 34 (2006) 3, S.261-272 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20098
Schlagwörter	Mental Health Programs; Health Services; Community Organizations; Self Help Programs; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Control Groups; Organizational Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis; Mental Disorders; Social Support Groups; Empowerment; Quality of Life; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Employment; Education; Psychiatric Hospitals; Outcome Measures; Attrition (Research Studies); Canada; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Self help programmes; Selbsthilfebewegung; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Unternehmenserfolg; Statistische Analyse; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Lebensqualität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Dienstverhältnis; Bildung; Erziehung; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung; Kanada
Abstract	To evaluate the impacts of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs), we used a nonequivalent control group design to compare new, active participants in CSIs ( n = 61) with nonactive participants ( n = 57) at baseline, 9-month, and 18-month follow-up intervals. The two groups were comparable at baseline on a wide range of demographic variables, self-reported psychiatric diagnosis, service use, and outcome measures. At 9 months, there was a significant reduction in utilization of emergency room services for active participants, but not for nonactive participants. At 18 months, the active participants showed significant improvement in social support and quality of life (daily activities) and a significant reduction in days of psychiatric hospitalization, whereas the nonactive participants did not show significant changes on these outcomes. Also, active CSI participants were significantly more likely to maintain their involvement in employment (paid or volunteer) and/or education over the 18-month follow-up period when compared with those who were not active in CSIs. These results are discussed in the context of the self-help literature and their policy implications for people with mental illness. [For Part 1, see EJ958020.] (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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