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Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with needs for care: an Arab experience with a sample of treated community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia

verfasst von: Muhammad A. Zahid, J. U. Ohaeri

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 2/2013

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Abstract

Objectives

To (1) highlight the profile of the needs for care among a sample of persons with schizophrenia, using the Camberwell Assessment of Needs (CAN-EU), in comparison with the international data; (2) assess the association of patients’ needs with socio-demographics, clinical characteristics and objective quality of life (QOL); and (3) compare the perceptions of patients with those of the staff.

Method

Consecutive outpatients in stable condition were interviewed with the CAN-EU and measures of QOL and psychopathology.

Results

There were 130 patients (68.5 % men, mean age 36.8). The highest frequency of unmet needs was for money (29.2 %). About a fifth of the subjects expressed unmet needs for six other items, including accommodation. The mean total needs was 8.67(7.1), the total met needs was 5.29 and total unmet needs was 3.38. The dimension with the highest frequency (40 %) of unmet needs (functioning) is constituted by items that are related to family care at home. Staff identified significantly more needs than patients. Higher levels of needs were significantly associated with severity of psychopathology and negative affect, and not participating in outdoor activities. The mean number of needs was similar to reports from developing countries and higher than those from European countries. The met/unmet need ratio was similar to European data.

Conclusion

Despite free health services and family support, a number of our treated community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia had problems meeting basic and health-care needs. The findings call for a consideration of techniques for enhancing the capability of families to cope with the care of patients.

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Titel: Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with needs for care: an Arab experience with a sample of treated community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia
verfasst von: Muhammad A. Zahid
J. U. Ohaeri
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2013
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0514-9

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