title: Identification of the support needs of individuals with severe mental illness using the Supports Intensity Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the intensity of the support needs of individuals with severe mental illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quantitative and descriptive study that applied the Supports Intensity Scale to a sample comprising 182 individuals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The supports intensity profile identifies groups, individuals, and areas with different needs of support relative to the domains of home living, health, community living, learning, employment, and social living. As a whole, the intensity level of support needs found was low, and the domains with greater needs were employment and social.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identification of the intensity of support needs is helpful in planning integral care and detecting professional training needs. The support provision-centered approach, associated with the person-related outcomes perspective, has been sparsely applied to individuals with mental illness, and this represents the main contribution of the present study. In addition, this study introduces novel approaches to assessment that are both concordant and an innovation in nursing because they might provide a tool for understanding other disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Facultad de Enfermería, San Luís PotosíSan Luís Potosí, Mexico.
authors.forename: Maribel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Ma del Carmen
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jenaro
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support