Chapter 2 54 2.3.3 Correlations between needs and patient characteristics The level of psychic functioning (GAFp) showed a negative correlation with the total number of needs rated by patients (r= -0.41) and staff (r= -0.47), and hence patients with less overall psychic functioning showed more total needs. Patients with current mood symptoms had a higher total number of needs: for depressive symptoms (CES-D), both according to the patients (r= 0.42) and their staff (r= 0.24), and for mania symptoms (YMRS) only according to the patients (r= 0.24). Patients with worse cognitive functioning (MMSE) had a higher total number of needs, according to both the patients (r= -0.46) and staff (r= -0.34). Age was positively correlated with the total number of needs reported by staff (r= 0.30), but not with the total number of needs reported by the patients (r=0.17). Social participation was negatively correlated with the total number of needs (r= -0.31, r= -0.37) and unmet needs (r= -0.27, r= -0.33) reported by both patients and staff. Quality of life (MANSA) was negatively correlated with the number of total needs (r= -0.49, r= -0.34) and unmet needs (r= -0.33, r= -0.26) reported by both patients and staff. Thus patients with less social participation or quality of life had more total needs and unmet needs. Patients with a smaller network size had more total needs according to patients (r=-0.29) and staff (r=-0.25), and unmet needs according to patients (r=-0.26). All these correlations were statistically significant (p < 0.05 Table 3).
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