Process Used by Community-dwelling Individuals with Mental Disabilities to Achive Favorable Living Conditions

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  • 地域で生活する精神障がい者が自分にとって調子のいい状態を獲得するプロセス
  • チイキ デ セイカツ スル セイシン ショウガイシャ ガ ジブン ニ トッテ チョウシ ノ イイ ジョウタイ オ カクトク スル プロセス

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<p>Purpose: To elucidate the process by which community-dwelling individuals with mental disabilities achieve favorable daily living conditions.</p><p>Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 individuals with mental disabilities who visited a community activity support center. Data were analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach.</p><p>Results: Subjects indicated that they forged a “my guide” from a state of “loss and troubles” by making use of repetitive experiences of “trial-and-error” and by “selecting only what is necessary”. They maintained favorable daily living conditions by engaging in “self-care” and creating a “stable lifestyle”. This process constituted “re-acquisition of initiative”, in other words the process of managing their disease and regaining the ability to live independently.</p><p>Conclusion: Our results suggest that in health care professionals must consider the cognitive impairment associated with mental disorders. Our results also highlight the need for more detailed research into the techniques used by health care professionals who provide support.</p>

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