Effectiveness of Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) versus standard occupational therapy for activity engagement and functioning among people with mental illness – a cluster RCT study

Effectiveness of Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) versus standard occupational therapy for activity engagement and functioning among people with mental illness – a cluster RCT study

Abstract Background Many with a mental illness have an impoverished everyday life with few meaningful activities and a sedentary lifestyle. The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the 16-week Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) program, compared to care as usual (CAU), for people with mental il...

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Main Authors: Mona Eklund, Carina Tjörnstrand, Mikael Sandlund, Elisabeth Argentzell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Disability
Life style
Personal satisfaction
Occupational therapy
Recovery
Schizophrenia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1524-7

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