| Autor: |
Erfan Jahangiri, Taruanna Konttajärvi, Joel Ketola, Ann-Sofie Silvennoinen, Helinä Hakko, Pirkko Riipinen, Sami Räsänen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Psychiatria Fennica, Vol 54, Pp 182-197 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2489-6152 |
| Popis: |
Although development and growth of assisted living (AL) services for the severely mentally ill (SMI) has lasted for decades, and is still ongoing, research on AL services is scarce. Furthermore, the broad variation in AL service models, lack of global taxonomy for AL services and inconsistent reporting of AL service habitants makes the evaluation and comparison of AL services challenging. The purpose of the current study was, for the first time in Finland, to evaluate the applicability of the international Simple Taxonomy for Supported Accommodation (STAX-SA) for recategorization of current national AL service categories for the mentally ill. Data for the study is obtained from the Porvoo ASPA-project. Our main finding was that the correspondence to STAX-SA categorization was good, as 64.7% of the AL service levels could directly be classified to certain STAX-SA types. The strength of STAX-SA categorization was the ability to describe the majority of the 24-hour and part-time service units. STAX-SA ability to describe AL services weakened as the level of AL service decreased but remained reasonable. STAX-SA as a methodological tool has potential in enabling comparative studies on AL services based on the level they provide. STAX-SA has strengths in describing AL units and the services provided in them, especially by differentiating custodial care units from rehabilitation units in AL. |
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