Predictors of clinically important improvements in occupational and quality of life outcomes among mental health service users after completion and follow-up of a lifestyle intervention: multiple regression modelling based on longitudinal data

Table 3 Associations between sociodemographic, clinical, self-concept variables, and outcome variables (change) after completing BEL and at six-month follow-up

Variables	Occ.eng.^a	Occupational balance						QOL
		Activity level	Work	Leisure	Home	Self-care	General balance
Age
BEL end	NS	p = .020 r_s = −.234	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .031 r_s = .217
Follow-up	NS	p = .013 r_s = −.257	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Sex
BEL end	p = .069	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .082	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Marital status
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	NS	p = .026	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Living situation
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Education
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .089	NS
Having children
BEL end	p = .010	p = .035	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	p = .005	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Having friend
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	p = .001	NS	NS	NS	p = .012
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	p = .004	NS	NS	p = .007	NS
Having seen friend
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	p = .016	NS	NS	NS	p = .037
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .043	NS	NS	NS
Self-esteem
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .072 r_s = −.182	NS	NS	p = .074 r_s = .180
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .012 r_s = .264
Self-mastery
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	p = .020 r_s = −.234	NS	NS	NS	NS
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
GAF-S ^b
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .019 r_s = .235
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .016 r_s = .253
GAF-F ^c
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .096r_s = −.170	p = .009 r_s = .261
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .007 r_s = −.231	p = .029 r_s = .231
Mood disorder/other
BEL end	p = .059	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .062
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Setting^d
BEL end	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	p = .081
Follow-up	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

^aOccupational engagement. ^bSymptom severity. ^cLevel of functioning. ^dOut-patient psychiatry or community-based day centres. Internal attrition in a number of subjects occurred on the variables, between 3 and 52 and at Time = 1 and between 40 and 42 at Time = 2

ISSN: 2050-7283