[Housing Situation of People with Severe Mental Illnesses].

Objective: People with mental illness should live independently in the community. This study analyzed the housing situation and the use and need of psychiatric housing facilities of people with severe mental illness.

Methods: Data from a cross-sectional study with 397 people with severe mental illness from two Bavarian districts were used and analyzed descriptively.

[Self-help offers for people with severe mental illness: who uses which format?].

Background: Self-help can play an important supplementary role in the treatment of people with severe mental illness; however, little is known about the utilization of the various approaches.

Objective: This study describes the use of various self-help options by patients with severe mental illness and examines potential predictors.

Material And Methods: As part of the observational cross-sectional study on patients with severe mental illness (IMPPETUS, N = 397), trained staff collected sociodemographic, illness-associated and treatment-associated data between March 2019 and September 2019.

The impact of a digital guideline version on schizophrenia guideline knowledge: results from a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Background: Clinical practice guidelines are crucial for enhancing healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Yet, their implementation remains inconsistent across various professions and disciplines. Previous findings on the implementation of the German guideline for schizophrenia (2019) revealed low adherence rates among healthcare professionals.

[Influence of guideline recommendations, care structures and individual factors on the use of psychosocial therapies in severely mentally ill people].

Objective: The influence of guideline recommendations and other factors on the utilization of psychosocial interventions in people with severe mental illness was examined.

Methods: Data from a cross-sectional study of 397 people with severe mental illness were analysed descriptively.

Results: Patients are less likely to receive therapies with a strong recommendation compared to other levels of recommendation.

[Patient Preferences for Exercise Therapy in People with Severe Mental Illness in Germany].

Purpose: Assessing the experience with and the attitudes towards exercise therapy in persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Furthermore, potential variables of high preference towards exercise therapy are investigated.

Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of SMI patients aged between 18 and 65 years (n=385).