Table 3 Number and severity of needs of participants according to the MANQ (N = 297)
From: Predictors of quality of life in a longitudinal study of users with severe mental disorders
Categories | Areas | N | % | Severity Mean* | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | Job integration | 101 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 2.504 |
| Â | Accommodation | 101 | 34.0 | 5.96 | 3.062 |
| Â | Daytime activities | 98 | 33.0 | 5.52 | 2.729 |
| Â | Food | 96 | 32.3 | 5.24 | 2.396 |
Health | Psychological distress | 204 | 68.7 | 6.67 | 2.732 |
| Â | Stress adaptation | 182 | 61.3 | 6.30 | 2.599 |
| Â | Physical health | 168 | 56.6 | 5.70 | 2.851 |
| Â | Psychotic symptoms | 144 | 48.5 | 5.54 | 2.715 |
| Â | Drugs | 99 | 33.3 | 7.44 | 3.035 |
| Â | Safety to self | 58 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 2.853 |
| Â | Alcohol | 31 | 10.4 | 5.10 | 2.371 |
| Â | Safety to others | 22 | 7.4 | 5.77 | 3.206 |
Functioning | Money | 140 | 47.1 | 6.84 | 2.904 |
| Â | Looking after the home | 99 | 33.3 | 5.69 | 2.448 |
| Â | Self-care | 49 | 16.5 | 5.55 | 2.829 |
| Â | Basic education | 42 | 24.1 | 5.79 | 3.000 |
| Â | Childcare | 21 | 7.1 | 7.43 | 2.993 |
Social | Sexual expression | 122 | 41.1 | 7.42 | 2.787 |
| Â | Company | 101 | 34.0 | 4.06 | 3.736 |
| Â | Intimate relationships | 97 | 32.7 | 7.30 | 2.84 |
| Â | Social exclusion | 95 | 32.0 | 6.16 | 2.841 |
Services | Transportation | 65 | 21.9 | 7.12 | 3.059 |
| Â | Information about illness and treatment | 65 | 21.0 | 5.94 | 2.800 |
| Â | Involvement in treatment decisions | 58 | 19.5 | 6.12 | 2.986 |
| Â | Benefits | 30 | 10.1 | 6.87 | 3.126 |
| Â | Telephone | 8 | 2.7 | 6.38 | 2.615 |