Quality of life among people living with mental illness and predictors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wondale Getinet AlemuClemence DueEimear Muir-CochraneLillian MwanriTelake AzaleAnna ZierschPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
The current systematic review and meta-analysis showed that almost half of patients with mental illness had poor QoL. Being illiterate, having a comorbid medical condition, having a low monthly income, having positive symptoms, and having negative symptoms of mental illness were independent predictors of poor QoL. This systematic review and meta-analysis emphasize that poor QoL of people with mental illness in Africa needs attention to reduce its negative consequences.