期刊
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
卷 265, 期 -, 页码 55-61出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.044
关键词
Psychology; Mental health; Internalized stigma; Primary caregivers; Asia; WHOQOL; Multi-ethnic
类别
资金
- Singapore Ministry of Health's National Medical Research Council [NMRC/CG/004/2013]
Affiliated stigma often refers to internalized stigma among family members of stigmatized individuals. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between affiliate stigma and quality of life (QOL) among primary caregivers of individuals with mental illness undergoing treatment at the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. Three hundred and fifty caregivers were recruited for the study. The World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and Family Stigma Scale (FSS) were administered to the primary caregivers of patients with mental illness. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate the association of affiliate stigma with QOL. A high proportion of caregivers of individuals with mental illness experience affiliate stigma in Singapore. All four QOL domains were significantly associated with affiliate stigma. These findings entail that it is imperative to improve public's perception of those with mental illness to reduce stigmatization and thus improve caregiver's QOL.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据