Changing Life Quality of Mental Health Patients During the Community Integration

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the change of quality of life, according to the functioning areas of 10 women during the transition from the Psychiatric Hospital to an institutionalized household. This study was conducted during the transition from the hospital to an institutionalized household of these 10 women resident in the hospital. The study was based not only on subjective experiences of these women, but also on the perceptions of psychiatrists who followed this process.This is an exploratory and descriptive study. For the realization of this study were conducted semi-structured interviews with women participating in the project and the doctors of Vlora Psychiatric Hospital. Women with psychiatric disorders were on age from 30 to 58. During the study, were consulted the main theories on rehabilitation in mental health structures and recent studies in this field. The data obtained were analyzed and processed using the approach of Theory Based on Results.The study found support in previous studies conducted in other contexts.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n7p602