Costa, AnaSantos, MartaSimões de Almeida, RaquelMonteiro, FátimaMarques, António2023-01-042023-01-042022-02-15Costa, A., Santos, M., Simões de Almeida, R., Monteiro, F., & Marques, A. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Lived Experience of Mental Illness Integrated into Community-Based Psychosocial Rehabilitation Structures in Portugal. COVID, 2(2), 200-210. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/2/2/15http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/21288To analyze the prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with lived experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal. One hundred and thirty-nine people with lived experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal answered an online survey that included dimensions related to COVID-19 pandemic prevalence, routine/lifestyle, social support, access to health care, mental health and well-being during the pandemic and confinement, and life satisfaction and postpandemic future expectations. The results point to a low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in this sample. High levels of resilience and mental well-being were identified in the individuals. We also found that participants were satisfied with the social support during this phase and their routine/lifestyle. The study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic seems not to have had a significant negative impact on people with experience of mental illness integrated into community-based psychosocial rehabilitation structures in Portugal. However, more research in this field should be done in the future.engCOVID-19 pandemicMental illnessCommunity-based psychosocial rehabilitation structuresResilienceMental well-beingjournal articledoi.org/10.3390/covid20200152673-8112