Therefore, in the current study, mental health service usage status is probably a reasonable proxy for perceived need status, and, if anything, is likely to be an underestimate.
To investigate differences in brain injury prevalence among US children by special healthcare needs status, accounting for sociodemographic and family characteristics, and to examine correlated health conditions among children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN).
The topics measured were divided in four categories: demographics, health needs, health status and practical needs (see table 2).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDCC) in the United States also developed a rapid assessment tool to measure practical needs, health status and health needs [ 6, 7].
There was considerable similarity in the significant differences between means in the BPRS scales, according to FPSUs needs status, in both user and staff ratings.
This high inter-rater agreement level could be due to several reasons: the ease with which the respondents understood the questions, the ease with which the raters understood the need status categories, and previous training on the instrument.
Using standardised instruments, PWD were interviewed about their needs, cognitive status and quality of life.
"The split between her mental health support needs, 'immigration status' and the resource implications involved seem to present a hindrance to effective problem resolution and inter-professional working".
A part of the included patients will probably have co-existing morbidities, not included in the Charlson comorbidity index, like osteoarthritis, which could possibly affect symptom experience, care needs, health status and caregiver burden.
