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Pain intensity and mental health quality of life in veterans with mental illnesses: the intermediary role of physical health and the ability to participate in activities

verfasst von: Emre Umucu, Antonio Reyes, Paul Carrola, Thenral Mangadu, Beatrice Lee, Jessica M. Brooks, Karen L. Fortuna, Diana Villegas, Chung-Yi Chiu, Carolina Valencia

Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research | Ausgabe 2/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the intermediary role of physical health quality of life and ability to participate social roles and activities in the relationship between pain intensity and mental health quality of life in veterans with mental illnesses.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional correlational design study. Our participants are 156 veterans with self-reported mental illness (M_age = 37.85; SD_age = 10.74). Descriptive, correlation, and mediation analyses were conducted for the current study.

Results

Pain intensity was negatively correlated with physical health QOL, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and mental health QOL. Physical health QOL and ability to participate in social roles and activities were positively associated with mental health QOL, respectively. Physical health QOL was positively correlated with a ability to participate in social roles and activities. Study results indicate that the effect of pain intensity on mental health QOL can be explained by physical health QOL and ability to participate.

Conclusions

Specific recommendations for practitioners include implementing treatment goals that simultaneously focus on physical health and ability to participate in social roles and activities for clients who present with both physical pain and low mental health QOL.

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Titel: Pain intensity and mental health quality of life in veterans with mental illnesses: the intermediary role of physical health and the ability to participate in activities
verfasst von: Emre Umucu
Antonio Reyes
Paul Carrola
Thenral Mangadu
Beatrice Lee
Jessica M. Brooks
Karen L. Fortuna
Diana Villegas
Chung-Yi Chiu
Carolina Valencia
Publikationsdatum: 24.09.2020
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02642-y

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