TY - JOUR
T1 - Lifestyles and Quality of Life of People with Mental Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Tripoli, Giada
AU - Lo Duca, Sofia
AU - Ferraro, Laura
AU - Zahid, Uzma
AU - Mineo, Raffaella
AU - Seminerio, Fabio
AU - Bruno, Alessandra
AU - Di Giorgio, Vanessa
AU - Maniaci, Giuseppe
AU - Marrazzo, Giovanna
AU - Sartorio, Crocettarachele
AU - Scaglione, Alessandra
AU - La Barbera, Daniele
AU - La Cascia, Caterina
N1 - Funding Information:
Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Palermo within the CRUI-CARE Agreement.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL), daily lifestyle, and mental health of people suffering from a mental disorder. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the prolongation of the COVID-19 emergency on QoL and lifestyles in a sample of 100 outpatients at the Psychiatry Unit in Palermo University Hospital, Italy. QoL was measured through the 12-item Short Form Survey and the COV19-Impact on Quality of Life. Lifestyle changes during the pandemic were measured through the lifestyle change questionnaire. The majority of participants reported a great impact of COVID-19 on the QoL, and almost half reported worsened lifestyles. Worsened lifestyles were predictive of both poor mental and physical health related QoL. These results suggest that people with mental illness need interventions targeting lifestyles, and the mental health service in Italy should adjust to the ongoing pandemic, developing virtual treatments.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL), daily lifestyle, and mental health of people suffering from a mental disorder. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the prolongation of the COVID-19 emergency on QoL and lifestyles in a sample of 100 outpatients at the Psychiatry Unit in Palermo University Hospital, Italy. QoL was measured through the 12-item Short Form Survey and the COV19-Impact on Quality of Life. Lifestyle changes during the pandemic were measured through the lifestyle change questionnaire. The majority of participants reported a great impact of COVID-19 on the QoL, and almost half reported worsened lifestyles. Worsened lifestyles were predictive of both poor mental and physical health related QoL. These results suggest that people with mental illness need interventions targeting lifestyles, and the mental health service in Italy should adjust to the ongoing pandemic, developing virtual treatments.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-023-01095-0
DO - 10.1007/s10597-023-01095-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 36781688
SN - 0010-3853
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
ER -