Johanna Breilmann, Andreas Allgöwer, Reinhold Kilian, Uta Gühne, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Alkomiet Hasan, Thomas Becker, Peter Falkai, Klemens Ajayi, Peter Brieger, Karel Frasch, Theresa Halms, Stephan Heres, Markus Jäger, Andreas Küthmann, Albert Putzhammer, Bertram Schneeweiß, Michael Schwarz, Markus Kösters
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Abstract
Background: Due to illness-related functional limitations, a significant proportion of individuals with severe mental illness are dependent on external assistance to navigate their daily lives and achieve an optimal level of independence and wellbeing.
Objectives: The present study sought to investigate the needs, the coverage of needs and the influencing factors among people with severe mental illness in Germany.
Methods: The study included patients diagnosed with severe mental illness. The met and unmet needs, as well as the potential influencing factors, were collected using Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) and Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory (CSSRI) and subsequently analysed descriptively and exploratively.
Results: The mean number of reported needs was 6.4, with an average of 40.6% of these needs being met. The vast majority of patients (98%) require professional support, which is, from their perspective, inadequate (9-86% depending on the area concerned). Additionally, many patients also receive support from relatives (7-57% depending on the area concerned). The diagnosis, age, functioning, household income, and housing situation have an influence on the number and coverage of needs.
Conclusions: The findings indicate that patients have diverse and complex needs, which are not fully met. Notably, the support provided by professional services is perceived as inadequate.
期刊介绍:
Der Nervenarzt is an internationally recognized journal addressing neurologists and psychiatrists working in clinical or practical environments. Essential findings and current information from neurology, psychiatry as well as neuropathology, neurosurgery up to psychotherapy are presented.
Review articles provide an overview on selected topics and offer the reader a summary of current findings from all fields of neurology and psychiatry.
Freely submitted original papers allow the presentation of important clinical studies and serve the scientific exchange.
Review articles under the rubric ''Continuing Medical Education'' present verified results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice.