Table 4 Number of most frequently reported activities performed, where and with whom
From: A day in the life of people with severe mental illness living in supported housing
Type of activity | Geographical location – where | Social environment – with whom | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inside Supported Housing | |||||
Listening to music, radio, TV, film, TV-games, reading | 117 | Own apartment | 318 | Alone | 276 |
Resting, sleeping (daytime), brooding | 80 | Other resident | 8 | ||
Preparing meals | 63 | Staff - | 16 | ||
Household chores | 29 | Others (friend – unspecified if it was a resident, relative, priest) | 18 | ||
Socializing | 19 | ||||
Hobby | 10 | ||||
Companionship (TV, coffee, music, card games) | 135 | Common area in SH | 135 | Other residents and staff | 135 |
Socializing | 7 | Other resident’s room | 7 | Other resident | 7 |
Outside supported housing | |||||
Shopping, Errands | 58 | Outside SH | 162 | Alone | 65 |
Group activities (DC, courses, trips) | 37 | Staff and other participants (DC, course, trips, work training) | 42 | ||
Walk/Cycling | 28 | Friend/relative | 29 | ||
Eating out | 20 | Staff | 24 | ||
Treatment | 12 | Other resident | 2 | ||
Gym | 5 | ||||
Church | 2 | ||||
Total amount of activities | |||||
Activities – total sum | 622 | Inside SH Sum | 460 (74%) | Alone | 341 (54.8%) |
Outside SH Sum | 162 (26%) | Group activities together with staff/residents or other participants | 177 (28.4%) | ||
Friend/Relative | 47 (7.6%) | ||||
Staff | 40 (6.4%) | ||||
Other resident | 17 (2.7%) | ||||