The relationship between hopelessness and risk factors for early mortality in people with a lived experience of a serious mental illness.
Karen L FortunaMaria VenegasCynthia L BiancoBret SmithJohn A BatsisRobert WalkerJessica M BrooksEmre UmucuPublished in: Social work in mental health (2020)
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between self-reported hopelessness and risk factors for premature mortality in people with serious mental illness (SMI). Data were extracted from the 2014 Health Center Patient Survey (N = 5,592). Having a diagnosis of SMI was significantly associated with self-reported hopelessness. Hypertension or high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder were significantly associated with self-reported hopelessness. Higher levels of hopelessness were found to be significantly associated with increased alcohol consumption. Hopelessness may be an important dimension of health in people with SMI.
Keyphrases
- mental illness
- mental health
- blood pressure
- heart failure
- alcohol consumption
- public health
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- health information
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- risk assessment
- heart rate
- case report
- atrial fibrillation
- electronic health record
- social media
- insulin resistance
- artificial intelligence
- skeletal muscle
- human health