The Nordic Study on schizophrenic patients living in the community. Subjective needs and perceived help
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/33534 2023-05-15T16:51:49+02:00 The Nordic Study on schizophrenic patients living in the community. Subjective needs and perceived help Middelboe, T Mackeprang, T Hansson, L Werdelin, G Karlsson, H Bjarnason, O Bengtsson-Tops, A Dybbro, J Nilsson, LL Sandlund, M Sörgaard, KW Community Mental Health Center, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. t.middleboe@dadlnet.dk 2008-07-29 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/33534 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(01)00566-1 en eng Editions scientifiques Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VM1-438KCTM-2/1/0450958e47bcf03b71712c053cb477d1 Eur. Psychiatry 2001, 16(4):207-14 0924-9338 11418270 doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(01)00566-1 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/33534 European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists Activities of Daily Living Adult Caregivers Female Finland Humans Iceland Male Middle Aged Needs Assessment Patient Care Team Patient Satisfaction Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Scandinavia Schizophrenia Schizophrenic Psychology Social Adjustment Social Support Article 2008 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(01)00566-1 2022-05-29T08:21:12Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field In a community sample of 418 persons diagnosed with schizophrenia, subjective needs and perceived help was measured by the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN). The mean number of reported needs was 6.2 and the mean number of unmet needs 2.6. The prevalence of needs varied substantially between the need areas from 3.6% ('telephone') to 84.0% ('psychotic symptoms'). The rate of satisfaction estimated as the percentage of persons satisfied with the help provided within an area varied between 20.0% ('telephone') and 80.6% ('food').The need areas concerning social and interpersonal functioning demonstrated the highest proportion of unmet to total needs.In a majority of need areas the patients received more help from services than from relatives, but in the areas of social relations the informal network provided substantial help. In general the patients reported a need for help from services clearly exceeding the actual amount of help received.In a linear regression model symptom load (BPRS) and impaired functioning (GAF) were significant predictors of the need status, explaining 30% of the variance in total needs and 20% of the variance in unmet needs.It is concluded that the mental health system fails to detect and alleviate needs in several areas of major importance to schizophrenic patients. Enhanced collaboration between the care system and the informal network to systematically map the need profile of the patients seems necessary to minimise the gap between perceived needs and received help. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive European Psychiatry 16 4 207 214 |
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Activities of Daily Living Adult Caregivers Female Finland Humans Iceland Male Middle Aged Needs Assessment Patient Care Team Patient Satisfaction Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Scandinavia Schizophrenia Schizophrenic Psychology Social Adjustment Social Support Middelboe, T Mackeprang, T Hansson, L Werdelin, G Karlsson, H Bjarnason, O Bengtsson-Tops, A Dybbro, J Nilsson, LL Sandlund, M Sörgaard, KW The Nordic Study on schizophrenic patients living in the community. Subjective needs and perceived help |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field In a community sample of 418 persons diagnosed with schizophrenia, subjective needs and perceived help was measured by the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN). The mean number of reported needs was 6.2 and the mean number of unmet needs 2.6. The prevalence of needs varied substantially between the need areas from 3.6% ('telephone') to 84.0% ('psychotic symptoms'). The rate of satisfaction estimated as the percentage of persons satisfied with the help provided within an area varied between 20.0% ('telephone') and 80.6% ('food').The need areas concerning social and interpersonal functioning demonstrated the highest proportion of unmet to total needs.In a majority of need areas the patients received more help from services than from relatives, but in the areas of social relations the informal network provided substantial help. In general the patients reported a need for help from services clearly exceeding the actual amount of help received.In a linear regression model symptom load (BPRS) and impaired functioning (GAF) were significant predictors of the need status, explaining 30% of the variance in total needs and 20% of the variance in unmet needs.It is concluded that the mental health system fails to detect and alleviate needs in several areas of major importance to schizophrenic patients. Enhanced collaboration between the care system and the informal network to systematically map the need profile of the patients seems necessary to minimise the gap between perceived needs and received help. |
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