title: Evaluating the CANSAS self-report (CANSAS-P) as a screening instrument for care needs in people with psychotic and affective disorders.
abstract: We examined agreement between the CANSAS self-report version (CANSAS-P) and the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) interview in 200 long-term patients with affective and psychotic disorders. Intra-class correlations were fair to good for unmet needs. Overall, more unmet needs were reported on the CANSAS-P than in the CAN interview. No differences were found for patients with psychotic versus affective disorders. We conclude from this that the CANSAS-P is a promising screening instrument to detect unmet needs in people with severe mental illnesses.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Groningen, University Center for Psychiatry (UCP), CC72, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. j.a.j.vander.krieke@med.umcg.nl
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van der Krieke
authors.forename: Sjoerd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sytema
authors.forename: Durk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiersma
authors.forename: Hanneke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tielen
authors.forename: Albert M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Hemert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D057566:Self Report