Perceived Need for Care Questionnaire

Perceived need for mental health care: influences of diagnosis, demography and disability

“…The overall design and conduct of the NSMHWB survey have been reported elsewhere (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1998 a ; Whiteford, 2000). Briefly, this was a community survey of 10,641 Australians using a computerized field questionnaire, which included sections of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) (World Health Organization, 1994 ;Andrews & Peters, 1998) with additional survey modules screening for other disorders (Henderson et al 2000), selfratings of disability, and with self-reported service utilization and perceived needs for care (Meadows et al 2000 b, c). The Australian Bureau of Statistics produced a Confidential Unit Record File (CURF) (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2000) containing the data set from this survey, and this file formed the basis for the analyses described in this paper.…”

“…In this case, more time was allotted to this assessment than in previous surveys and a specific budget from the Commonwealth of Australia provided for some reliability and validity testing to support instrument development. The instrument developed was the Perceived Need for Care Questionnaire (PNCQ) (Meadows et al 2000 b, c). The PNCQ as used in the NSMHWB assess perceived need defined as a perception that a type of intervention has been needed from a health professional.…”