Author(s): Costa, Ana ; Santos, Marta ; Simões de Almeida, Raquel ; Monteiro, Fátima ; Marques, António
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/21288
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): COVID-19 pandemic; Mental illness; Community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures; Resilience; Mental well-being
To analyze the prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with lived experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal. One hundred and thirty-nine people with lived experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal answered an online survey that included dimensions related to COVID-19 pandemic prevalence, routine/lifestyle, social support, access to health care, mental health and well-being during the pandemic and confinement, and life satisfaction and postpandemic future expectations. The results point to a low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in this sample. High levels of resilience and mental well-being were identified in the individuals. We also found that participants were satisfied with the social support during this phase and their routine/lifestyle. The study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic seems not to have had a significant negative impact on people with experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal. However, more research in this field should be done in the future.
