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Table 3 Patients' difficulties in addressing risks and challenges (N = 199)

From: Providing support to psychiatric patients living in the community in Japan: patient needs and care providers perceptions

  

highly

some times

never

Interpersonal Relationships & Life Skills

use of public institution

8.8%

27.7%

63.5%

 

management of household expenditure

20.2%

42.6%

37.2%

 

performance of community service

16.9%

34.8%

48.3%

 

execution of trash separation

11.2%

39.6%

49.1%

 

preparation of food

21.3%

43.1%

35.6%

 

relationship with potential employers and colleagues

23.2%

41.5%

35.4%

 

relationship with family and friends

25.3%

51.1%

23.7%

 

relationship with neighbors or other community members

17.1%

46.1%

36.8%

 

relationship with co-workers

21.6%

43.9%

34.5%

Living Conditions

adapting to changes in one's daily environment

32.4%

45.1%

22.5%

 

adapting to changes in residential environment

18.1%

45.7%

36.2%

 

practicing fire prevention

11.9%

25.0%

63.1%

 

cleaning one's room

14.3%

40.5%

45.2%

Physical Well-being

dietary habits

25.1%

44.0%

30.9%

 

excessive smoking or alcohol drinking

28.9%

40.6%

30.5%

 

problems associated chronic medical illness or disability

29.9%

48.2%

22.0%

 

burden of support and care placed on the patient's family

17.8%

48.1%

34.1%

Mental Health

chronic mental health conditions

22.8%

35.3%

41.9%

 

ideation or actual self-injury

25.4%

23.8%

50.8%

 

ideation or actual violence towards others

13.9%

27.0%

59.0%

 

compliance with psychiatric medication and outpatient treatment

14.0%

24.7%

61.3%

 

mistrust of drug use and treatment policy

11.0%

26.5%

62.4%

Community safety

property management

23.4%

26.6%

50.0%

 

attitude toward at-home sales

14.8%

38.0%

46.3%

 

attitude toward natural disasters

13.7%

41.9%

44.4%

 

attitude toward crimes

8.6%

42.2%

49.1%