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Porträtt Lisa Eklund. Foto: Emma Lord.

Lisa Eklund

Docent | Universitetslektor

Porträtt Lisa Eklund. Foto: Emma Lord.

Work experiences, resources, and beliefs among vulnerable subgroups of mental health care users

Författare

  • Mona Eklund
  • Jan Ke Jansson
  • Lisa Eklund
  • Parvin Pooremamali
  • A. Birgitta Gunnarsson

Summary, in English

BACKGROUND: People with mental illness may have difficulties related to work and employment, especially if they experience additional difficult life situations. OBJECTIVE: To explore how subgroups with mental illness and additional adversities perceived their situation with respect to work and employment prospects. METHODS: Three subgroups were included, exposed to an additional difficult life situation: i) psychosis interrupting their career development at young age (n = 46), ii) having a history of substance use disorder (SUD) (= 57) or iii) having recently immigrated (n = 39). They responded to questionnaires addressing sociodemographics, work-related factors, everyday activity, and well-being. A professional assessed their level of functioning and symptom severity. RESULTS: The young people with psychosis had a low education level, little work experience, the poorest worker role resources, and a low level of functioning, but a high quality of life. The SUD group had the fewest work experiences, were the least satisfied with work experiences, and had the lowest activity level, but had the least severe psychiatric symptoms. The immigrant group had severe psychiatric symptoms, but high ratings on work experiences, work resources, and activity level. CONCLUSIONS: Each group presented unique assets and limitations pertaining to work and employment, suggesting that they also needed unique support measures.

Avdelning/ar

  • Psykisk hälsa, aktivitet och delaktighet
  • Institutionen för psykologi
  • Sociologiska institutionen
  • Sociologi

Publiceringsår

2021

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

125-134

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Work

Volym

70

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

IOS Press

Ämne

  • Psychiatry
  • Occupational Therapy

Nyckelord

  • immigrant
  • Psychosis
  • quality of life
  • satisfaction
  • substance use disorder

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Mental Health, Activity and Participation

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1051-9815