Quality of Life in Community‐Dwelling Elderly With Severe Mental Illness: Role of Treatment Adherence and Psychiatric Symptomatology
In the community-dwelling elderly individuals with SMI, treatment adherence and symptom burden, particularly depressive and negative symptoms, emerge as key correlates of QOL. These findings highlight the importance of addressing treatment adherence and symptom management through integrated community-based mental health services to improve the QOL of individuals with SMI.
Authors
- Deniz Büyükgök (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-7715)
- Ezgi İnce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-9102)
- Bülent Kadri Gültekin
- Ceyda Sardoğan
Institutions
- Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychogeriatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70127
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00