Health related quality of life in persons with severe mental illness

The Diploma Thesis concerns with a still up-to-date issue of the health related quality of life namely in persons with severe mental illness. The work is divided as usually in a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part deals with a definition of a concept of quality of life (QoL) and with a concept of health related quality of life (HRQoL) and also with their theoretical and historical contexts. Realized studies in quality of life of persons with severe mental illness are described. Most of these abroad studies show that quality of life in persons with severe mental illness is worse than in general population and also worse than in ill with somatic diseases. It reveals predominantly in a social sphere. The term of severe mental illness (SMI) is elucidated and common characteristic of persons with severe mental illness are described, incl. influence of the illness on relatives of the patients. An issue of a care and help for severely mentally ill is even not neglected. The practical part makes us acquainted in the research of quality of life in severe mentally ill, which was realized in a day treatment program of the Clinic ESET. The WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire and the HoNOS health outcome scale were used as assessment instruments for measurements. To determine the demographic data..