ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to analyze the relation of housing conditions and needs of users with severe mental disorders at therapeutic residential services regarding social inclusion and autonomy. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 74 residents of residential therapeutic services in a city in the countryside of São Paulo. The Instrument for the Study of the Housing Conditions of People with Severe Mental Disorder was applied. Data were processed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences program through descriptive measures and statistical analysis with the chi-square test. A Confidence Interval of 95% and p-value <0.05 were considered. There was a predominance of the variables female gender, white, illiterate, without partners and without employment relationship, with users who had been residing for more than two years in the residential service and who were, on average, 38 years under psychiatric treatment. Differences between residential services in relation to social inclusion and autonomy of users were identified and the influence of the geographic location of these services is discussed. The centrality of therapeutic residences within the health network implies the promotion of insertion, autonomy, and satisfaction of residents. Thus, the fragility of housing compromises the effectiveness of psychosocial rehabilitation comprised in the triad work, social network and housing.
KEYWORDS
Deinstitutionalization; Health mental; Mental health services; Health services research; Housing
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Source: Own elaboration.