title: Adjustment to community residential settings over time among older adults with serious mental illnesses.
abstract: This exploratory cross-sectional study examined adjustment over time of three groups of seniors with serious mental illnesses (N=33), who were transferred from a psychiatric hospital to a community residential facility from 1995-1998. The study participants had lived in the community for 6-41 months. Outcomes included measures of global, social, cognitive and ADL functioning, quality of life and rehospitalizations. Analyses revealed no significant deterioration in symptomatology, cognitive and ADL functioning between groups and a significant change in social functioning. Five participants were readmitted for short hospitalizations. Participants in all groups expressed a positive quality of life in their current community residence.
authors.affiliation: Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. nadine.lariviere@usherbrooke.ca
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Larivière
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gélinas
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mazer
authors.forename: Beverlea
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tallant
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paquette
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior