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These activities are, per se, a tool and a result at the same time <strong>in</strong>sofar as social <strong>in</strong>tegration<br />

is a component of the quality of life and this is one of the results to be obta<strong>in</strong>ed with psychosocial<br />

<strong>in</strong>terventions 156 . This concept of “recreational rehabilitation” has been proposed as a counterpo<strong>in</strong>t<br />

to other <strong>in</strong>strumental rehabilitation <strong>in</strong>terventions, such as occupational or residential <strong>in</strong>terventions,<br />

and the characteristic that dist<strong>in</strong>guishes them is that they are designed <strong>for</strong> one’s own satisfaction<br />

157 .<br />

No SR or RCT has been found that refers to the importance of social <strong>in</strong>tegration through<br />

alternatives that organise leisure and free time as a systematised study. There is a longitud<strong>in</strong>al<br />

study by Petryshen et al 158 that measures the efficacy of a leisure and free time programme, aimed<br />

at socially isolated <strong>in</strong>dividuals aged 18 to 65, with <strong>Severe</strong> <strong>Mental</strong> Illnesses and with a follow-up<br />

period of one year. The study has certa<strong>in</strong> limitations with respect to the size of the sample (n =<br />

36), the fact that there is no comparison therapy or group and that it is applied to people with high<br />

motivation levels.<br />

The results <strong>in</strong>dicate that significant differences have been found respect to:<br />

Be<strong>for</strong>e and<br />

after (3)<br />

– General satisfaction with life: (p

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