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SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 5, Pages 939-952Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02128-3
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Mental health supported accommodation services; Care pathway; Needs; Quality of care; Italy
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This study aimed to investigate the situation of people with severe mental illness in residential facilities in Italy and evaluate the quality of these facilities. The study found that, despite appropriate placement based on patients' needs and clinical conditions, most patients were still unable to live independently after 30 months. To improve the effectiveness of residential interventions, it is important to focus on developing the necessary skills for independent living.
Background In Italy, a growing number of people with severe mental illness (SMI) require care in residential facilities (RFs), a key component of the care pathway. However, despite their development, studies about resident samples have been very few. Aims This study, the VALERE-REC Study (eVALuation of outcomE in Residential-use of clinical data with REsearch objeCtives) aims to identify the characteristics that increase the probability to move patients living in RFs to a more independent setting. Methods A survey involved 167 patients hosted in 25 RFs of the Verona Mental Health Department. Forty-five patients were residents (27%) in Comunita Terapeutico Riabilitativa Protetta (CTRP); 56 (34%) in Comunita Alloggio (CA), 14 (8%) in Gruppo Appartamento Protetto (GAP), 52 (31%) in Comunita Alloggio Estensiva (CAE). They were assessed for their care pathway after 30-months. The Quality Indicators for Rehabilitative Care-Supported Accommodation (QuIRC-SA) evaluated the quality of 19/25 (76%) RFs. Descriptive analyses were done. Results According to the mission stated by the Veneto Region guidelines, RFs hosted patients with different needs and clinical profiles. The mean stay was longer than expected, most patients were unemployed, unmet needs were related to self-management and patient's social contacts, and recovery-oriented practices were not implemented. Conclusions Despite the appropriate admission of patients in different RFs considering their psychopathology, functioning, and needs, the progressive step care pathway did not result effectively pursued. To improve the effectiveness of residential interventions a major task should be to focus on the acquisition of the necessary skills to live independently.
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