Needs of Indian schizophrenia patients: an exploratory study from India

Abstract

Most of needs of schizophrenia patients are unmet.

Needs of Patients with Schizophrenia Among an Ethnic Minority Group in Latin America

“…Most of the types of needs presented by the patients of this study are consistent with the findings of several other studies [5,7,9–10]. The average number of needs of these patients (as measured by 2-COM Checklist) was lower than the average shown by patients in European countries.…”

“…It is possible that these patients are more aware of their needs than those with a less favorable attitude toward medication, who are probably less adherent to drug treatment. In the same way and in the same direction as previous studies [9,14,57], other socio-demographic variables are related to patients’ needs. Patients with higher family income reported fewer needs regarding Money and Benefits and Treatment information.…”

“…In the context of schizophrenia, patient needs are highly dependent on the severity of the disorder, with needs primarily driven by psychotic symptoms and psychological distress [5,8,9]. Notably, Ochoa et al [7] reported that both the total number of needs and the number of unmet needs were related to the disorganized and excitatory dimensions of schizophrenia symptomatology as measured by the PANSS.…”

Adequacy of Help Received by Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders After a Major Healthcare Reform in Quebec: Predictors and Changes at 5-Year Follow-Up

“…Researchers studying ''unmet needs'' have found that people whose needs go unmet tend to be older (Hansson et al 1995;Middleboe et al 2001) and male (Kulhara et al 2010;Ochoa et al 2003); they have multiple mental disorders (Baksheev et al 2010;Hansson et al 1995), as well as cooccurring drug or alcohol abuse (Baksheev et al 2010;Tremblay et al 2014) They may also experience low quality of life (Bengtsson-Tops and Hansson 1999;Slade et al 2004;Van Busschbach and Wiersma 2002), little social support (Wiersma and van Busschbach 2001), and trouble functioning in the community (Ochoa et al 2003;Slade et al 1999). These patients also consult fewer professionals (Gallagher and Teesson 2000;Lasalvia et al 2000).…”

Identificação de fatores associados à aderência ao tratamento, reinternação hospitalar e necessidades de cuidados de pacientes inseridos na rede pública de assistência em saúde mental

“…Deve-se salientar que o desemprego também costuma se mostrar associado aos transtornos mentais graves e, de alguma forma, representam a relação entre aderência ao tratamento e esse grupo de pacientes (Lerner et al,1993 ,0-7,8 (McCrone et al, 2001;Ochoa et al, 2005;Wennström & Wiesel, 2006;Arvidsson, 2008;Wiersma et al, 2009;Trauer, 2010). Em estudos de países de baixa e média renda, como o Brasil, a média de necessidades totais foi mais alta, de 6,1 a 8,7 (Yeh, Luh, Liu, Lee & Slade, 2006;Kulhara et al, 2010;Ernest et al, 2013, Zahid & Ohaeri, 2013.…”