Table 2.

Assessing the response of individuals to the items of CANSAS (sorted by percentage of unmet needs)

Type of need	n	Met needs		Unmet needs		Percentage difference between unmet and met needs
		n	%	n	%
Benefits (Are you getting all the money you are entitled to?)	92	5	5.4	87	94.6	89.2
Information on condition and treatment (Have you been given clear information about your medication?)	88	9	10.2	79	89.8	79.6
Intimate relationships (Do you have a partner?)	79	11	13.9	68	86.1	72.2
Money (How do you find budgeting your money?)	88	18	20.5	70	79.5	59
Transport (How do you find using bus, tube, or train?)	85	18	21.2	67	78.8	57.6
Physical health (How well do you feel physically?)	83	21	25.3	62	74.7	49.4
Daytime activities (How do you spend your day?)	95	30	31.6	65	68.4	36.8
Basic education (Any difficulty in reading, writing, or understanding language)	93	32	34.4	61	65.6	31.2
Telephone (Do you know how to use a telephone?)	92	36	39.1	56	60.9	21.8
Self-care (Do you have problems keeping clean and tidy?)	92	38	41.3	54	58.7	17.4
Psychological distress (Have you recently felt very sad or low?)	93	44	47.3	49	52.7	5.4
Company (Are you happy with your social life?)	98	48	49	50	51	2
Food (Do you get enough to eat?)	90	49	54.4	41	45.6	−8.8
Accommodation (What kind of place do you live in?)	95	60	63.2	35	36.8	−26.4
Safety to others (Do you think you could be a danger to other people`s safety?)	93	76	81.7	17	18.3	−63.4
Safety to self (Do you ever have thoughts of harming yourself?)	81	69	85.2	12	14.8	−70.4
Psychotic symptoms (Do you ever hear voices or have problems with your thoughts?)	97	90	92.8	7	7.2	−85.6
Drugs (Do you take any drugs that are not prescribed?)	86	85	98.8	1	1.2	−97.6

CANSAS=Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule