Abstract
Recently, various
bio-psycho-social factors have been identified in relation to quality of
life for people with mental illness, but the role of spiritual factor
on it has been relatively neglected. This study aims at exploring the
positive effect of spirituality on quality of life for people with
severe mental illness. 103 Chinese people with severe mental illness who
are Christian and have received service from two community-based
psychiatric rehabilitation projects in Hong Kong are included in this
study. Respondent's quality of life is measured by Chinese World Health
Organization Quality of Life Instrument, while respondents' spirituality
is assessed by Chinese Daily Spiritual Experience Scale. Daily
spiritual experience is found moderately and positively related to
individual's overall quality of life (r=.433, p=.000) and all quality of
life sub-domains. Also daily spiritual experience can predict
individual's overall quality of life and explain 18.7% variance of it.
As spirituality has positive effects on quality of life for people with
severe mental illness, mental health professionals should further
explore effective spiritual interventions in enhancing quality of life
for our service users.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 62-77 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Psychiatric Mental Health
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
User-Defined Keywords
- Mental illness
- Quality of life
- Spirituality
