TY - JOUR AU - Cardoso, Graça AU - Papoila, Ana AU - Tomé, Gina AU - Killaspy, Helen AU - King, Michael AU - Caldas-de-Almeida, José Miguel PY - 2016 DA - 2016/02/20 TI - Living conditions and quality of care in residential units for people with long-term mental illness in Portugal – a cross-sectional study JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 34 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - As in most European countries, mental health care has shifted from large hospitals to smaller community based settings in Portugal. Our study objectives were to determine: a) the characteristics of users of mental health residential facilities in Portugal; b) the quality of care provided comparing community and hospital units; and c) to investigate associations between quality of care, service and service users’ characteristics and experiences of care. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0743-7 DO - 10.1186/s12888-016-0743-7 ID - Cardoso2016 ER -