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Measuring Perceived Rehabilitation Needs of People with Schizophrenia in Mainland China

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This paper reports the development and validation of the Wuxi version of the Rehabilitation Needs Questionnaire for People with Schizophrenia (PRNQ-S-WX) based on the original Hong Kong version. PRNQ-S-WX was validated by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using a convenience sample of 250 people with schizophrenia. EFA yielded a 17-factor solution accounting for 81.3 % of the total variance which resulted in a 75-item PRNQ-S-WX. The questionnaire has sound internal consistencies. Its factor structure is similar to the Hong Kong version. Some suggestions for policy, service and research development in mental health in mainland China are made.

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  1. Wuxi Mental Health Center, Nanjing, China

    Da Li, G. Yuan & G. Zhang

  2. Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong, China

    Man C. M. Tsui & Hector W. H. Tsang

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Da Li, Tsui, M.C.M., Yuan, G. et al. Measuring Perceived Rehabilitation Needs of People with Schizophrenia in Mainland China. Adm Policy Ment Health 41, 636–646 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-013-0510-8

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