title: Perceived needs and health-related quality of life in people with schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome: a "real-world" study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The complexity of schizophrenia lies in the combination of psychiatric, somatic and social needs requiring care. The aim of the study was to compare perceived needs between groups with absence/presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and to analyze the relationship between needs, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and MetS in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  A "real-world" cross-sectional study was set up with a comprehensive framework including the following, needs for care (Camberwell Assessment of Need Interview [CAN]), HRQoL (Euro Qol-5D Questionnaire), sociodemographic data, lifestyle habits, psychopathology (Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale [PANSS]), global functioning (Global Assessment of Functioning Scale [GAF]), anthropometric measurements and blood test results were assessed for an outpatient sample (n = 60).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean number of needs (given by CAN) was identified for both groups. Patients with MetS rated a higher number of needs compared to the group without this condition. Mobility problems (given by EQ-5D) were negatively associated with the number of total and unmet needs. For participants with MetS, HRQoL was related to the number of needs and unmet needs. For people with MetS, positive symptomatology score (given by PANSS) was related to the number of needs and met needs and general symptomatology was associated with total, met and unmet needs. For individuals without MetS, the global functioning score (given by GAF) was significantly inversely related with total, met and unmet needs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Needs and HRQoL, as well as general symptomatology, were related only in patients with MetS. This has implications for treatment planning at the individual and organizational levels. An analysis of both physical and mental needs could provide a starting point for the extension of facilities in the health care system in order to reach the goal of improving quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain. leticia.medeiros@csm9b.com.|Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain. leticia.medeiros@csm9b.com.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Medeiros-Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: José Blas
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Navarro-Pastor
authors.affiliation: Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zúñiga-Lagares
authors.affiliation: Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romaní
authors.affiliation: Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisenda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muray
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/Nou Barris Nord Mental Health Center, Paseo Valldaura 214- bajos, 08042, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Obiols
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Health-related quality of life; Metabolic syndrome; Perceived needs; Schizophrenia