Supportive housing: a consumer evaluation study.
The current debate about how to provide housing for persons with persistent psychiatric disabilities should be informed by empirical information from a variety of sources. Data from a study of 17 residents discharged from Regeneration House Inc., illustrates the value of consumer perceptions in the evaluation of supportive housing. Extensive exploration of the positive and negative aspects of living in a group home from the perspective of experienced residents provides useful input for programme planning. The implications of the findings for the individual programme and the wider field are discussed.
Goering
P
P
Health Systems Research Unit, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sylph
J
J
Foster
R
R
Boyles
S
S
Babiak
T
T
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes / Q000639:trends*; D006208:Halfway Houses / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009864:Ontario; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support