Social Experiences and Health Needs of Patients with Severe Mental Illness and their Caregivers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Juan Andrés Ramos-Ruiz,
Alejandro Pérez-Milena,
Carmen Noguera-Cuenca
et al.
Abstract:Background
The strict isolation measures for the population imposed by the health authorities caused a prolonged disruption of informal social support networks. Both this new social situation and the decrease in accessibility to health care have generated new needs in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and their caregivers.
Objectives
This study provides insight into life experiences and health needs of a population with SMI during the first year of the COVID-19 pa… Show more
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