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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Changes in individual needs for care and quality of life in Assertive Community Treatment patients: an observational study

Authors: Hans E Kortrijk, Astrid M Kamperman, Cornelis L Mulder

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

It is largely unknown which unmet needs in the Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule (CANSAS) need to be resolved in order to improve a patients’ subjective quality of life (QoL). We therefore investigated the pattern of individual unmet needs over time and its relation to QoL over time.

Methods

Using data gathered from 251 patients in a Routine Outcome Monitoring procedure in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, we used paired samples tests to analyze differences in QoL total scores and the number of unmet needs between baseline and follow-up data. Ordinal regression was used to analyze the relationship between outcome in individual unmet needs and QoL.

Results

As well as small improvements in QoL over time in patients in contact with ACT, we found a small to moderate decrease in unmet needs over time. While a decreasing number of unmet needs was associated with an increase in QoL, outcomes in QoL and individual unmet needs were weakly related (r ≤ .165). Ordinal regression analysis showed that a better outcome in individual unmet needs related to accommodation and day-time activities was weakly related to a better outcome in QoL.

Conclusions

Patients receiving ACT make small improvements in their QoL and ACT may help to solve some of their needs. QoL benefits from reducing needs for care, in particular the need for appropriate housing and meaningful daytime activities.
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Metadata
Title
Changes in individual needs for care and quality of life in Assertive Community Treatment patients: an observational study
Authors
Hans E Kortrijk
Astrid M Kamperman
Cornelis L Mulder
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0306-8

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