title: Assessment of need of patients with schizophrenia: a study in Vellore, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  and aims: There is a dearth of studies investigating the prevalence and factors associated with unmet needs in people with schizophrenia from low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to study prevalence and risk factors for unmet need.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study design was employed. One hundred and one (101) consecutive patients attending a psychiatric hospital were assessed using Camberwell Assessment of Need Short version (CANSAS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Multivariate analysis was employed to adjust for confounders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of patients had many unmet needs. These unmet needs were significantly associated with lower education, poverty and persistent psychopathology on multivariate analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Unmet needs are associated with poverty, lower education and persistent psychopathology. There is a need to manage unmet needs, in addition to addressing psychopathology and poverty.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ernest
authors.forename: Guru
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*