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Table 5 Degree to which patients viewed support services as helpful at addressing their risks and challenges

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

  

very helpful

helpful

not so helpful

Interpersonal Relationships & Life Skills

use of public institution

54.9%

31.0%

14.1%

 

management of household expenditure

52.2%

37.8%

10.0%

 

performance of community service

26.9%

42.3%

30.8%

 

execution of trash separation

31.4%

40.0%

28.6%

 

preparation of food

52.4%

35.2%

12.4%

 

relationship with potential employers and colleagues

42.2%

42.2%

15.5%

 

relationship with family and friends

44.3%

38.5%

17.2%

 

relationship with neighbors or other community members

26.4%

37.5%

36.1%

 

relationship with co-workers

42.2%

45.1%

12.7%

Living Conditions

adapting to changes in one's daily environment

39.7%

42.3%

17.9%

 

adapting to changes in residential environment

34.4%

42.2%

23.4%

 

practicing fire prevention

29.4%

43.1%

27.5%

 

cleaning one's room

34.7%

38.7%

26.7%

Physical Well-being

dietary habits

36.4%

38.6%

25.0%

 

excessive smoking or alcohol drinking

18.6%

37.3%

44.1%

 

problems associated chronic medical illness or disability

37.4%

45.5%

17.1%

 

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

36.1%

44.6%

19.3%

Mental Health

chronic mental health conditions

36.8%

45.3%

17.9%

 

ideation or actual self-injury

26.6%

40.6%

32.8%

 

ideation or actual violence towards others

27.4%

46.8%

25.8%

 

compliance with psychiatric medication and outpatient treatment

45.6%

43.3%

11.1%

 

mistrust of drug use and treatment policy

34.7%

46.3%

18.9%

Community safety

property management

44.3%

34.3%

21.4%

 

attitude toward at-home sales

22.2%

40.0%

37.8%

 

attitude toward natural disasters

30.2%

41.5%

28.3%

 

attitude toward crimes

24.0%

28.0%

48.0%