Depressive symptoms and quality of life in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia: An exploratory study of the potential mediating role of health-promoting lifestyles

Chia Chi Chang, Jason W. Beckstead, Su Chen Lo, Chiu Yueh Yang*

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Abstract

Purpose: To examine health-promoting lifestyles mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in people with schizophrenia. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study design was conducted. Two-hundred and seventy-three participants were administered demographic data, health-promoting lifestyle profile, Beck Depression Inventory II, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF. The Hayes PROCESS macro was employed to analyze data. Findings: The results showed self-actualization fully mediated the environmental domain of QOL, physical health, psychological health, and social relationships domains were partial mediation. Practice Implications: This study recommends that professionals reinforce persons’ self-actualization when the QOL is affected by depressive symptoms in people with schizophrenia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)939-948
Number of pages10
JournalPerspectives in Psychiatric Care
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • depressive symptoms
  • health-promotion lifestyle
  • quality of life
  • schizophrenia
  • self-actualization

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