Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort
Knowledge about the needs of psychiatric patients is essential for mental health care planning. However, research on met and unmet needs is still scarce, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to describe the patients' needs (met and unmet) at least four years after...
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| author | M.E.S.B. Santos D.L. Roza R.E.M. Barros J.L.F. Santos D. Razzouk J.M. Azevedo-Marques P.R. Menezes C.M. Del-Ben |
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| description | Knowledge about the needs of psychiatric patients is essential for mental health care planning. However, research on met and unmet needs is still scarce, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to describe the patients' needs (met and unmet) at least four years after their first psychiatric hospitalization and to verify the role of demographic and clinical features as possible predictors of these needs. Patients who had their first psychiatric admission between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007 at an inpatient unit in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, were eligible to participate in the study. Patients were contacted and face-to-face interviews were conducted by psychologists using the Camberwell Assessment of Need. Data were analyzed using zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. Of 933 eligible patients, 333 were interviewed. The highest level of needs was related to welfare benefits (32.4%, unmet=25.5%), followed by household skills (30.3%, unmet=3.0%), psychotic symptoms (29.4%, unmet=9.0%), psychological distress (27.6%, unmet=8.4%), physical health (24.3%, unmet=5.4%), daytime activities (19.5%, unmet=16.5%), and money (16.8%, unmet=9.0%). Fewer years of schooling, living with relatives, and unemployment at the moment of the first admission were significantly associated with a higher number of both met and unmet needs in the follow-up. Unmet needs were also more often reported by patients living alone. In conclusion, socioeconomic indicators were the best predictors of needs. The unmet needs related to welfare benefits point to the need for specific social and health policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf7c4b301e3841d39441b901579d70c02022-12-22T04:13:32ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research1414-431X2021-07-0154810.1590/1414-431x2021e11447Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohortM.E.S.B. Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-0845D.L. Rozahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-2236R.E.M. Barroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-560XJ.L.F. Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7367-4418D. Razzoukhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-8949J.M. Azevedo-Marqueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-3883P.R. Menezeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6330-3314C.M. Del-Benhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-9975Knowledge about the needs of psychiatric patients is essential for mental health care planning. However, research on met and unmet needs is still scarce, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to describe the patients' needs (met and unmet) at least four years after their first psychiatric hospitalization and to verify the role of demographic and clinical features as possible predictors of these needs. Patients who had their first psychiatric admission between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007 at an inpatient unit in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, were eligible to participate in the study. Patients were contacted and face-to-face interviews were conducted by psychologists using the Camberwell Assessment of Need. Data were analyzed using zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. Of 933 eligible patients, 333 were interviewed. The highest level of needs was related to welfare benefits (32.4%, unmet=25.5%), followed by household skills (30.3%, unmet=3.0%), psychotic symptoms (29.4%, unmet=9.0%), psychological distress (27.6%, unmet=8.4%), physical health (24.3%, unmet=5.4%), daytime activities (19.5%, unmet=16.5%), and money (16.8%, unmet=9.0%). Fewer years of schooling, living with relatives, and unemployment at the moment of the first admission were significantly associated with a higher number of both met and unmet needs in the follow-up. Unmet needs were also more often reported by patients living alone. In conclusion, socioeconomic indicators were the best predictors of needs. The unmet needs related to welfare benefits point to the need for specific social and health policies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2021000800615&tlng=enNeeds assessmentMental disordersCohortLow- and middle-income countriesBrazil |
| spellingShingle | M.E.S.B. Santos D.L. Roza R.E.M. Barros J.L.F. Santos D. Razzouk J.M. Azevedo-Marques P.R. Menezes C.M. Del-Ben Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Needs assessment Mental disorders Cohort Low- and middle-income countries Brazil |
| title | Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort |
| title_full | Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort |
| title_fullStr | Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort |
| title_short | Patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a Brazilian cohort |
| title_sort | patient needs four years after first psychiatric hospitalization in a brazilian cohort |
| topic | Needs assessment Mental disorders Cohort Low- and middle-income countries Brazil |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2021000800615&tlng=en |
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