Table 2.
Economic, social and psychosocial resident characteristics (n = 147)
| Documents | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Birth certificate | 104 (70.7) |
| ID (national identity register) | 134 (91.2) |
| National insurance number | 121 (82.3) |
| Voter register | 83 (56.5) |
| Income (per month) (BRL)a | |
| None | 38 (25.9) |
| < 251.00 | 1 (0.7) |
| 251.00–500.00 | 7 (4.8) |
| 501.00–1000.00 | 98 (66.7) |
| 1001.00–2000.00 | 3 (2.0) |
| Benefits | |
| None | 45 (30.6) |
| One or more benefits | 102 (69.4) |
| Mental health benefits (return home programme) | 22 (9.0) |
| Social benefits (BPC/LOASb) | 87 (59.2) |
| Autonomy (ILSS) | |
| Able to manage money (independently) | 46 (31.2) |
| Able to get transportation (take a bus independently) | 30 (20.3) |
| Able to perform self-care (hygiene) | 74 (50.4) |
| Social behaviour (scores ≥ 3) | |
| Odd communication | 74 (50.4) |
| Incoherence of speech | 80 (54.5) |
| Inappropriate social mixing | 85 (57.9) |
| Poor self-care | 74 (50.4) |
| Quality of life: interpersonal relations | |
| Household | 13 (8.9) |
| Friends | 07 (4.9) |
| Acquaintances | 07 (4.9) |
| Quality of life: social functioning | |
| Social activity | 02 (1.4) |
| Social network | 06 (4.1) |
| Social initiative | 04 (2.8) |
| No social withdrawal | 12 (8.2) |
| Social and sexual relationship | 03 (2.1) |
| Quality of life: intrapsychic foundations | |
| Sense of purpose of life | 09 (6.2) |
| Motivation | 07 (4.8) |
| No aimless inactivity | 13 (8.9) |
BRL Brazilian Real, ILSS Independent Living Skills Scale, PPP Purchasing Power Parity
aIncome was categorised taking into account national wage stratification. Social benefit return was lower than the minimum wage salary. In 2011, the minimum wage for São Paulo was BRL 628.00 (PPP exchange rate US $1 = BRL 1.47)
bA type of social benefit for vulnerable people: Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) regulado pela Lei Orgânica de Assistência Social (LOAS)—continuous benefit conveyance regulated by the Organic Law of Social Welfare