Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group

Hodgekins, Joanne, French, Paul, Birchwood, Max, Mugford, Miranda, Christopher, Rose, Marshall, Max, Everard, Linda, Lester, Helen, Jones, Peter, Amos, Tim, Singh, Swaran, Sharma (Cheshire & Wirral NHS), Vimal, Morrison, Tony and Fowler, David (2015) Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group. Schizophrenia Research, 161 (2-3). 188–193. ISSN 0920-9964

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Abstract

Social functioning difficulties are a common and disabling feature of psychosis and have also been identified in the prodromal phase. However, debate exists about how such difficulties should be defined and measured. Time spent in structured activity has previously been linked to increased psychological wellbeing in non-clinical samples and may provide a useful way of assessing social functioning in clinical settings. The current study compared hours in structured activity, assessed with the Time Use Survey, in three clinical groups at different stages of psychosis: individuals with at-risk mental states (N = 199), individuals with first-episode psychosis (N = 878), and individuals with delayed social recovery following the remission of psychotic symptoms (N = 77). Time use in the three clinical groups was also compared with norms from an age-matched non-clinical group (N = 5686) recruited for the Office for National Statistics UK 2000 Time Use Survey. Cutoff scores for defining social disability and recovery were examined. All three clinical groups spent significantly fewer hours per week in structured activity than individuals in the non-clinical group. Reduced activity levels were observed before the onset of psychosis in individuals with at-risk mental states. Additional reductions in activity were observed in the first-episode psychosis and delayed recovery groups compared to the at-risk mental state group. Assessing time spent in structured activity provides a useful way to assess social disability and recovery across the spectrum of psychosis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: psychosis,time use,social functioning,recovery,at-risk mental state,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2015 11:20
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 01:24
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/51491
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.12.011

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