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Residents' Perceptions of Quality in Supported Housing for People with Psychiatric Disabilities.
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Issues in Mental Health Nursing . Aug2019, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p697-705. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The residents' perspective of the quality of housing support for people with psychiatric disabilities living in congregate supported housing has been studied and a comparison has been made with the findings from those from a previous study in ordinary housing with outreach support. One-hundred and seventy-eight residents from 27 supported housing facilities in eight Swedish municipalities completed the Quality of Psychiatric Care–Housing (QPC-H) instrument. The highest quality ratings were found for: Secluded Environment, Encounter and Support, while Participation, Housing Specific and Secure Environment were rated at lower levels. Despite relatively high ratings, a majority of items did not attain the 80% cutoff point deemed as defining satisfactory quality of service. The residents in ordinary housing with outreach support rated higher levels for the majority of the QPC-H dimensions in comparison with those in supported housing. A conclusion is that the quality of care in supported housing facilities has a number of deficiencies that need to be addressed. Supported housing is generally rated as having a lower quality of care than in ordinary housing with outreach support. Suggestions for the content of staff training are made based on the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01612840
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137541747
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1585496