评估患有严重精神疾病者在寄养家庭中的生活：居民和照料者的观点。
Evaluating life in foster homes for persons with serious mental illness: Resident and caregiver perspectives.
作者信息
Piat Myra, Ricard Nicole, Lesage Alain
机构信息
Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, and McGill University, Montreal.
Fernand Seguin Research Centre, Louis H Lafontaine Hospital, Montreal, and University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
出版信息
J Ment Health. 2009 Aug 26;15(2):227-242. doi: 10.1080/09638230600608784.
BACKGROUND
In Montreal Canada, the majority of persons with serious mental illness discharged from psychiatric hospitals were placed into foster homes. Very little updated information exists on life in foster homes, and the level of autonomy allowed in this residential setting.
AIMS
The purpose of the study was to elicit the foster home residents' opinions about their lives in this setting and their caregiver's perception of the level of autonomy allowed.
METHOD
Two questionnaires were administered to 102 foster home residents and their caregivers: (1) and (2) .
RESULTS
Consumers are satisfied living in this type of milieu and do not desire to change their housing. The foster home provides residents with a sense of security and well being. Foster homes rank second in terms of autonomy when compared to hospitals and hostels. Only supported apartments rank higher.
CONCLUSION
These findings shed a new light on this type of residential milieu. Over time the structure of foster homes has evolved. This study points to the need to value the opinions of consumers and not force people to move onto other types of housing.
背景
在加拿大蒙特利尔，大多数从精神病院出院的重症精神疾病患者被安置在寄养家庭。关于寄养家庭生活以及这种居住环境所允许的自主程度，几乎没有最新信息。
目的
该研究的目的是了解寄养家庭居民对其在这种环境下生活的看法以及他们的照料者对所允许的自主程度的认知。
方法
向102名寄养家庭居民及其照料者发放了两份问卷：（1）和（2）。
结果
消费者对生活在这种环境中感到满意，并且不希望更换住所。寄养家庭为居民提供了安全感和幸福感。与医院和旅社相比，寄养家庭在自主程度方面排名第二。只有支持性公寓排名更高。
结论
这些发现为这种居住环境带来了新的认识。随着时间的推移，寄养家庭的结构已经演变。这项研究指出需要重视消费者的意见，而不是强迫人们搬到其他类型的住房。
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