Comparing outcomes of psychiatric rehabilitation between ethnic-religious groups in Israel

Gilad Gal, Joseph Lourie, David Roe, Marc Gelkopf, Anwar Khatib, Efrat Shadmi

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Abstract

Psychiatric rehabilitation for people with severe mental illness (SMI) has many documented benefits, but less is known about cultural related aspects. To date, no comparison of psychiatric rehabilitation outcomes between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs has been carried out. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to compare the outcome measures of Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews consuming psychiatric rehabilitation services. As part of the Israeli Psychiatric Rehabilitation Reported Outcome Measurement project (PR-ROM), a cross-sectional study comparing different ethnic-religious groups was performed. Data is based on 6,751 pairs of psychiatric rehabilitation consumers and their service providers. The consumers filled questionnaires on quality of life (QoL) and functioning, and their providers completed mirroring instruments. The findings revealed that QoL and functioning ratings were lower among Muslim Arabs compared to Jews on both consumers’ and providers’ ratings. Among Muslim Arabs, differences in outcomes according to the service's location were indicated. The observed differences between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews with SMI in the PR-ROM point to the need for culturally adapted rehabilitation services that take into account how cultural differences may affect the benefits of such services.

Original languageEnglish
JournalTranscultural Psychiatry
Early online date20 May 2024
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - 20 May 2024

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Keywords

  • cultural adaptation
  • functioning
  • psychiatric rehabilitation
  • quality of life
  • severe mental illness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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