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Table 4 Association between unit quality (QuIRC domain scores), unit location, and service user characteristics

From: Living conditions and quality of care in residential units for people with long-term mental illness in Portugal – a cross-sectional study

 

Coefficient estimate

95 % CI

p

Living Environment

   

 Unit in community

7.6

(0.76 to 14.41)

0.030

 Male%a

-0.9

(-1.81 to -0.011)

0.047

 Mean age, yearsb

-2.9

(-5.46 to -0.28)

0.031

 GAF scorec

4.6

(1.26 to 7.89)

0.008

Therapeutic Environment

   

 Unit in community

3.7

(-3.31 to -10.61)

0.295

 Male%a

-0.3

(-1.17 to -0.67)

0.582

 Mean age, yearsb

-2.5

(-5.08 to -0.02)

0.052

 GAF scorec

1.1

(-2.44 to -4.59)

0.539

Treatments and Interventions

   

 Unit in community

8.5

(0.65 to 16.32)

0.035

 Male%a

-0.2

(-1.23 to 0.93)

0.774

 Mean age, yearsb

-4.6

(-7.36 to -1.80)

0.002

 GAF scorec

2.1

(-1.94 to 6.23)

0.295

Recovery Based Practice

   

 Unit in community

4.5

(-4.00 to 13.05)

0.290

 Male%a

-0.1

(-1.26 to 1.00)

0.816

 Mean age, yearsb

-4.6

(-6.77 to -0.65)

0.019

 GAF scorec

2.6

(-1.60 to 6.88)

0.216

Self-Management and Autonomy

   

 Unit in community

10.5

(1.80 to 19.19)

0.019

 Male%a

-0.8

(-2.01 to -0.36)

0.169

 Mean age, yearsb

-4.3

(-7.58 to -1.08)

0.010

 GAF scorec

4.5

(0.05 to 8.91)

0.048

Social Inclusion

   

 Unit in community

6.3

(-2.03 to 14.58)

0.135

 Male%a

0.1

(-1.04 to 1.19)

0.896

 Mean age, yearsb

-4.6

(-7.46 to 1.67)

0.003

 GAF scorec

1.4

(-2.88 to 5.62)

0.519

Human Rights

   

 Unit in community

4.5

(-2.75 to 11.84)

0.215

 Male%a

-0.7

(-1.63 to 0.26)

0.151

 Mean age, yearsb

-1.8

(-4.6 to 0.96)

0.195

 GAF scorec

2.8

(-0.84 to 6.39)

0.128

  1. aFor each 10 % increase of male users
  2. bFor each 5-year increase
  3. cFor each 10-point increase