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Table 4 Self-rated functioning/disability, quality of life (QoL), experiences of care (therapeutic milieu and satisfaction with care) of residents of different types of RF

From: Quality of residential facilities in Italy: satisfaction and quality of life of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

 

SRP1

N = 76 (47.2%) residents

SRP2

N = 48 (29.8%) residents

SRP3

N = 37 (23.0%) residents

Total

N = 161

(100%) residents

p

ANOVA or Chi-Square* tests

Bonferroni post-hoc

correction

Functioning/disability

Mean (SD) WHODAS 2.0 score (range 0 - 4) Higher scores denote higher disability

Total score

1.1 (0.7)

(75residents)

1.0 (0.7)

(47residents)

0.9 (0.7)

(37residents)

1.0 (0.7)

(159residents)

0.705

Quality of life

Mean (SD) WHOQOL-Brief score (range 26 -130) Higher scores denote greater QoL

Physical domain

62.9 (17.4)

69.6 (17.9)

74.1 (16.1)

67.5 (17.8)

0.004

SRP1 vs SRP3

Psychological domain

54.7 (17.7)

55.7 (18.9)

63.4 (16.9)

57.0 (18.1)

0.048

SRP1 vs SRP3

Social relationship domain

52.1 (20.3)

50.5 (20.0)

59.7 (19.8)

53.4 (20.2)

0.090

Environment domain

62.7 (16.8)

61.2 (15.8)

66.4 (15.9)

63.1 (16.3)

0.339

Total score

54.0 (17.0)

55.4 (15.9)

63.4 (17.4)

56.6 (17.1)

0.020

SRP1 vs SRP3

Therapeutic milieu

Mean (SD) WAS-P score (range 0 -100). Higher scores denote greater satisfaction

Relationship dimensions

18.1 (5.3)

16.3 (5.7)

17.4 (4.6)

17.4 (5.3)

0.212

Treatment program dimensions

21.5 (4.8)

19.8 (5.3)

20.8 (3.9)

20.9 (4.8)

0.174

System maintenance dimensions

19.8 (3.2)

19.9 (4.7)

20.6 (2.4)

20.0 (3.5)

0.518

Total score

58.6 (12.1)

56.2 (13.0)

58.8 (8.3)

58.0 (11.6)

0.500

Satisfaction with the care received Mean (SD) VSSS-32 score (range 1 -5). Higher scores denote greater satisfaction

Overall satisfaction

4.1 (1.1)

3.9 (0.8)

3.8 (1.0)

4.0 (1.0)

0.239

Professionals’ skills, and behaviour

4.0 (0.8)

3.7 (0.6)

3.8 (0.7)

3.9 (0.7)

0.117

Information

3.6 (1.2)

3.4 (1.2)

3.5 (1.1)

3.5 (1.2)

0.724

Access

4.0 (0.8)

3.9 (0.9)

3.8 (0.8)

3.9 (0.8)

0.231

Efficacy

3.9 (0.8)

3.5 (0.8)

3.6 (0.8)

3.7 (0.8)

0.031

SRP2 vs SRP1

Types of intervention

3.6 (0.5)

3.5 (0.4)

3.7 (0.5)

3.6 (0.4)

0.618

General impression of RF

1.0 (1.8)

1.3 (1.9)

3.0 (1.9)

1.5 (2.0)

< 0.001

SRP1/SRP2 vs SRP3

Help received in finding a job

0.9 (1.6)

0.2 (0.7)

0.5 (1.3)

0.6 (1.4)

0.018

SRP2 vs SRP1

Relatives’ involvement

3.5 (1.0)

3.2 (1.4)

3.5 (0.9)

3.4 (1.1)

0.133

Total Score

3.8 (0.6) (65residents)

3.6 (0.5) (39residents)

3.7 (0.5) (30residents)

3.7 (0.5) (134residents)

0.281

  1. SRP Struttura Residenziale Psichiatrica/ Psychiatric Residential Facility
  2. SRP1 High intensity rehabilitation, SRP2 Medium intensity rehabilitation, SRP3 Medium-low level support
  3. WHODAS 2.0 WHO Disability Assessment Schedule, WHOQoL-Brief WHO Quality of Life-Brief, WAS-P Ward Atmosphere Scale-patient version, VSSS-32 Verona Service Satisfaction Scale 32 item
  4. *Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level