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

Table 6 Differences between staff perception of patients' support needs and their difficulties (N = 199)

		staffs' recognition of support needs	users' difficulty
Interpersonal Relationships & Life Skills	use of public institution	19.1%	29.1% *
	management of household expenditure	30.2%	57.8%* *
	performance of community service	21.1%	23.1%
	execution of trash separation	23.6%	43.2%* *
	preparation of food	48.2%	51.8%
	relationship with potential employers and colleagues	61.3%	53.3%
	relationship with family and friends	67.8%	71.4%
	relationship with neighbors or other community members	39.7%	48.2%
	relationship with co-workers	54.8%	48.7%
Living Conditions	adapting to changes in one's daily environment	46.2%	39.7%
	adapting to changes in residential environment	32.2%	30.2%
	practicing fire prevention	16.6%	29.6%* *
	cleaning one's room	23.6%	46.2%* *
Physical Well-being	dietary habits	43.7%	60.8%* *
	excessive smoking or alcohol drinking	28.6%	44.7%* *
	problems associated chronic medical illness or disability	49.2%	64.3%* *
	burden of support and care placed on the patient's family	36.7%	42.7%
Mental Health	chronic mental health conditions	58.8% *	48.7%
	ideation or actual self-injury	23.1%	32.2%
	ideation or actual violence towards others	18.6%	25.1%
	compliance with psychiatric medication and outpatient treatment	25.1%	36.2%*
	mistrust of drug use and treatment policy	37.2%	34.2%
Community safety	property management	27.6%	32.2%
	attitude toward at-home sales	25.6%	28.6%
	attitude toward natural disasters	31.7%	34.7%
	attitude toward crimes	17.6%	29.6%* *

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