Patients versus Rehabilitation Practitioners: A Comparison of Assessments of Needs for Care
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 43 (2) , 159-165
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674379804300205
Abstract
Objective: A group of 47 young adults suffering from schizophrenia was interviewed to garner their views on their needs for care. Method: Three members of a specialized multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, who had been caring for these patients, on average, for the past 4 years, completed a questionnaire to assess the needs for care of these individuals. Patient and staff assessments were then compared. Results: Patients and staff do not share similar views on the presence of clinical and social problems. Further analyses of the perceived importance of living-skills deficits, the perceived difficulties in dealing with these, and the recent developments in rehabilitation practices challenge whether patient-staff consensus is indeed essential for rehabilitation. Conclusion: We propose that staff should listen to patients' points of view more carefully, especially in the areas of work, studies, and independent living.Keywords
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