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Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE)

 
Adapted from the structural model of the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) in 2000
 

Author(s)

 

Purpose

  • Pathology:

Psychiatry/psychology

  • Disease:

Mental disorders

  • Objective:

To measure comprehensively the met and unmet needs of older people with mental disorders by recording staff, carer and patient views especially for people with mental disorders

  • Population for intended use:

Geriatrics

 
 

Characteristics

  • Type of instrument:

Psychological functioning (incl. coping)

  • Administration mode:

Self-administered

Clinician-rated

Nurse-rated

Caregiver-administered

  • Number of items:

24 + 2 items for carer needs

  • Recall/Observation period:

Currently / Last month

 
 

Language(s)

  • Original language:

English for the UK

  • List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.
This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

CANE

Arabic Hebrew Polish for Poland Turkish for Turkey
Cantonese Hindi for India Portuguese for Portugal Welsh
Dutch for the Netherlands Icelandic Russian for Russia
French for France Italian for Italy Spanish for Spain
German for Germany Norwegian for Norway Swedish for Sweden
 

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

Reynolds T, Thornicroft G, Abas M, Woods B, Hoe J, Leese M, Orrell M. Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE). Development, validity and reliability. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 May;176:444-52 (Full text article)


Orrell M, Hancock G. Needs assessment in older people: the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly. 2004. Gaskell. London. 208p

Last update: July 2008

Last update in collaboration with the author: April 2008