Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Relatives of Adults with Serious Mental Illness

A Systematic Review

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14102446
AutoresJoaquín Salvador Lima-Rodríguez, Alejandro Jesús de Medina-Moragas (0000-0003-1552-3579), María José Fernández-Fernández, Marta Lima‐Serrano (0000-0003-3909-2718)
Ano2022
Volume58
Fascículo7
Páginas1361-1380
Data de publicação2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10597-022-00948-4
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas40

Caring for a family member with a serious mental illness often has an impact on the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers. This could have negative repercussions on their caring skills and thus affect the care provided to that individual. The aim of this paper is to identify current evidence on QoL factors affecting relatives of individuals suffering from serious mental illness. A systematic review related to the research question was conducted in six databases by two independent reviewers. The QoL factors of relatives include sociodemographic, contextual, psychological, physical, and patient factors. The findings are consistent with the results of previous research. Mental health professionals may support a family with a member diagnosed with a serious mental illness by enhancing their education about QoL factors, which would trigger and promote protective factors so that family members could assess and act on them on an ongoing basis