Self-efficacy and quality of life among people with bipolar disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis 2014 Aug;202(8):583-8
Date
07/11/2014Pubmed ID
25010107Pubmed Central ID
PMC4133989DOI
10.1097/NMD.0000000000000165Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84905376202 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 29 CitationsAbstract
People with bipolar disorders report a lower quality of life than the general population does, and few mutable factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among people with bipolar disorders have been identified. Using a cross-sectional design, these analyses examined whether self-efficacy was associated with mental and physical HRQoL in a sample of 141 patients with bipolar disorder who completed baseline assessments for two randomized controlled trials. Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that higher levels of self-efficacy were associated with higher mental and physical HRQoL, after controlling for demographic factors and clinical factors (including mood symptoms, comorbid medical conditions, and substance use). Future research should examine whether targeted treatments that aim to improve self-efficacy (such as self-management interventions) lead to improvements in HRQoL among people with bipolar disorder and other serious mental illnesses.
Author List
Abraham KM, Miller CJ, Birgenheir DG, Lai Z, Kilbourne AMAuthor
Denis Birgenheir PhD Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultBipolar Disorder
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Self Efficacy
Self Report
