As well as reduced relapse rates and improved symptoms and social functioning, other reported benefits of multiple family psychoeducation groups are improved well-being for family members and increased service user participation in vocational rehabilitation and competitive employment [ 49].
The indirect way in which the strategies lead to organizational improvements, according to the PATH model, is through employees' improved well-being, including better physical and mental health, improved job satisfaction and motivation.
One thirty-year study in the United States found that individuals reported improved well-being and physical health that was attributed directly to the increase in social support through reciprocity, the development of a supportive community and growing friendships.
Additionally, studies have shown that environmental design is linked to improved well-being and a decrease in psychiatric disturbance among persons with dementia [ 3].
Reductions in mental distress and improved well-being in medical students have been observed previously in randomised mindfulness intervention studies [ 15, 17].
Elsewhere, individuals who successfully quit smoking have been found to have significantly improved well-being compared with individuals who continue to smoke [ 57].
Perceived social support, i.e., an individual's appraisal of the availability and/or adequacy of support, is perhaps the most frequently studied dimension, and has been found to have the strongest relationship with stress reduction and improved well-being [ 36, 37].
Improved well-being amongst other things may constitute a motivation for persisting behavioural changes that prevent weight re-gain after treatment.
Follow up revealed improved well-being, normalization of electrolytes, haemoglobin, plasma renin and TSH, as well as resolution of coeliac antibodies and a normal jejunal biopsy.
The prevention of medical device failure, improved well-being, hospital patient satisfaction and responsible use of the health dollar are all of high interest to stakeholders, including the general community.
