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Table 3 Professional and user ratings of need in individual CANE areas

From: The needs of people with dementia living at home from user, caregiver and professional perspectives: a cross-sectional survey

Professional (rater) vs user (n = 125)

Rater met need (%)

User met need (%)

Rater unmet need (%)

User unmet need (%)

K

K/ Km

Accommodation

8 (6.4)

6 (4.8)

11 (8.8)

6 (4.8)

0.65**

0.87

Looking after home

96 (76.8)

79 (63.2)

10 (8.0)

3 (2.4)

0.53**

0.91

Food

102 (81.6)

93 (75.0)

7 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Self-Care

68 (54.4)

42 (33.6)

11 (8.8)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Caring for another another

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Daytime Activities Activities

36 (28.8)

22 (17.6)

68 (54.4)

18 (14.5)

0.21**

0.66

Memory

117(93.6)

90 (72.0)

7 (5.6)

3 (2.4)

#

#

Eyesight/Hearing Hearing

36 (28.8)

35 (28.0)

29 (23.2)

15 (12.0)

0.68**

0.85

Mobility

41 (32.8)

32 (25.6)

14 (11.2)

4 (3.2)

0.64**

0.91

Continence

23 (18.4)

15 (12.0)

8 (6.4)

3 (2.4)

0.66**

0.96

Physical Health Health

86 (68.8)

61 (48.8)

6 (4.8)

6 (4.8)

0.61**

0.97

Drugs

84 (67.2)

58 (46.8)

9 (7.2)

2 (1.6)

0.51**

0.98

Psychotic Symptoms

10 (8.0)

6 (4.8)

10 (8.0)

5 (4.0)

0.68**

1.00

Psychological Distress

23 (18.4)

20 (16.0)

44 (35.2)

27 (21.6)

0.61**

0.85

Information

27 (21.6)

11 (8.8)

12 (9.6)

16 (12.8)

0.50**

0.71

Deliberate Self-Harm Self-Harm

3 (2.4)

1 (0.8)

8 (6.4)

7 (5.6)

0.83**

1.00

Accidental Self-Harm Self-Harm

28 (22.4)

12 (9.6)

19 (15.2)

7 (5.6)

0.42**

0.86

Abuse/Neglect

11 (8.8)

3 (2.4)

4 (3.2)

1 (0.8)

0.40**

1.00

Behaviour

7 (5.6)

3 (2.4)

5 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Alcohol

3 (2.4)

2 (1.6)

3 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Company

15 (12.0)

10 (8.0)

52 (41.6)

16 (12.8)

0.37**

0.84

Intimate Relationships

4 (3.2)

3 (2.4)

11 (8.8)

6 (4.8)

0.77**

1.00

Money

96 (76.8)

67 (53.6)

2 (1.6)

1 (0.8)

0.51**

1.00

Benefits

11 (8.8)

5 (4.0)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

#

#

  1. **p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; K = Kappa; Km = Maximum attainable kappa; K/Km = Maximum agreement reached.
  2. # Kappa coefficient could not be calculated because of insufficiently spread data.