La transición desde un piso con soporte de salud mental a un piso comunitario: En los últimos escalones de la rehabilitación psicosocial

This research study investigates the effectiveness of a "housing with support" program for subjects diagnosed with a psychotic spectrum disorder with the aim of transitioning to a community house according to the model of psychological rehabilitation. The study was performed in the Mental Health network of "La Selva Interior" (Girona, Spain). We performed a descriptive and an explicative analysis in a cohort of 26 subjects divided into two groups. The experimental group included 15 subjects that participated in the program and the control group included 11 subjects that did not. The following indicators were selected for the analysis: sociodemographic data, number of hospitalizations, functional status evaluated using the BELS scale, and the quality of life profile evaluated by the Lancashire Scale of Quality of Life (LQoLP). We used a generalized linear model (GLMM). Results showed a significant improvement in virtually all of the indicators in the experimental group compared to the control group. These results indicate that the rehabilitation and community approaches are effective and essential for the recovery and improvement of the quality of life of subjects with a psychotic spectrum disorder.