ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT
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 re...
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| author | Erfan Jahangiri Taruanna Konttajärvi Joel Ketola Ann-Sofie Silvennoinen Helinä Hakko Pirkko Riipinen Sami Räsänen |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0f4eb2201f0443d09a1d4571cffb87632023-12-14T13:20:26ZengThe Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric ResearchPsychiatria Fennica2489-61522023-10-0154182197ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECTErfan Jahangiri0Taruanna Konttajärvi1Joel KetolaAnn-Sofie Silvennoinen2Helinä Hakko3Pirkko Riipinen4Sami Räsänen5Faculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of OuluFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Oulu Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, FinlandOulu University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, and University of Oulu, Research Unit of Population Health University of Oulu, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry University of Oulu, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, PsychiatryAlthough 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.https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Psychiatria_Fennica-2023-Jahangiri.pdfassisted livingmental illnesstaxonomydehospitalizationporvoo aspa-projectstax-sasmi |
| spellingShingle | Erfan Jahangiri Taruanna Konttajärvi Joel Ketola Ann-Sofie Silvennoinen Helinä Hakko Pirkko Riipinen Sami Räsänen ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT Psychiatria Fennica assisted living mental illness taxonomy dehospitalization porvoo aspa-project stax-sa smi |
| title | ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT |
| title_full | ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT |
| title_fullStr | ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT |
| title_full_unstemmed | ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT |
| title_short | ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL – FEASIBILITY OF THE SIMPLE TAXONOMY FOR SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (STAX-SA) IN FINLAND PORVOO ASPA-PROJECT |
| title_sort | assisted living for the mentally ill feasibility of the simple taxonomy for supported accommodation stax sa in finland porvoo aspa project |
| topic | assisted living mental illness taxonomy dehospitalization porvoo aspa-project stax-sa smi |
| url | https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Psychiatria_Fennica-2023-Jahangiri.pdf |
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