Health-related quality of life in people with psychotic disorders: The role of loneliness and its contributors.
Adriana G Nevarez FloresMonique BreslinVaughan J CarrVera Anne MorganAnna WaterreusCarol HarveyKristy SandersonAmanda L NeilPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2022)
Assuming a plausible causal model of mediation, loneliness was found to have direct and indirect effects on health-related quality of life in people with psychotic disorders. Findings add impetus to efforts to develop and trial strategies aimed at reducing loneliness in this population, and, in turn, improving their health-related quality of life.