BACKGROUND: Despite its wide use in different cultures and languages, there has been no report about the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) in Chinese patients. METHOD: Forty-one Chinese chronic schizophrenic patients were interviewed to test the interrater reliability and test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of CAN. RESULTS: The interrater reliability ranged from 0.82 to 0.98 when computed by intraclass correlations (ICC) for the numbers of needs and from 0.65 to 1.00 by Cohen's kappa coefficients for individual domain. The test-retest reliability was moderate to good for the numbers of needs (ICC=0.64-0.81), but varied when counted by Cohen's kappa coefficients for individual domain. CONCLUSION: Although limited by the homogeneity and small sample size of the study group, this is the first trial of the CAN in Chinese culture. The satisfactory reliability and easy application make this instrument suitable for clinical use in Chinese culture.
BACKGROUND: Despite its wide use in different cultures and languages, there has been no report about the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) in Chinese patients. METHOD: Forty-one Chinese chronic schizophrenicpatients were interviewed to test the interrater reliability and test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of CAN. RESULTS: The interrater reliability ranged from 0.82 to 0.98 when computed by intraclass correlations (ICC) for the numbers of needs and from 0.65 to 1.00 by Cohen's kappa coefficients for individual domain. The test-retest reliability was moderate to good for the numbers of needs (ICC=0.64-0.81), but varied when counted by Cohen's kappa coefficients for individual domain. CONCLUSION: Although limited by the homogeneity and small sample size of the study group, this is the first trial of the CAN in Chinese culture. The satisfactory reliability and easy application make this instrument suitable for clinical use in Chinese culture.
Authors: L Hansson; H R Vinding; T Mackeprang; A Sourander; G Werdelin; A Bengtsson-Tops; O Bjarnason; J Dybbro; L Nilsson; M Sandlund; K Sørgaard; T Middelboe Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand Date: 2001-01 Impact factor: 6.392
Authors: M Phelan; M Slade; G Thornicroft; G Dunn; F Holloway; T Wykes; G Strathdee; L Loftus; P McCrone; P Hayward Journal: Br J Psychiatry Date: 1995-11 Impact factor: 9.319
Authors: Alvin H H Wong; Hector W H Tsang; Sally M Y Li; Kelvin M T Fung; Raymond C K Chung; Ada Y Leung; Michael G C Yiu Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2010-10-21 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: M E S B Santos; D L Roza; R E M Barros; J L F Santos; D Razzouk; J M Azevedo-Marques; P R Menezes; C M Del-Ben Journal: Braz J Med Biol Res Date: 2021-07-23 Impact factor: 2.590