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Table 4 Professional and caregiver 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 caregiver (n = 125)

Rater met need (%)

Caregiver met need (%)

Rater unmet need (%)

Caregiver unmet need (%)

K

K/ Km

Accommodation

8 (6.5)

9 (7.3)

11 (8.9)

10 (8.1)

0.97**

1.00

Looking after home

104 (83.9)

108 (87.1)

7 (5.6)

2 (1.6)

0.84**

1.00

Food

108 (87.1)

106 (86.2)

4 (3.2)

4 (3.2)

0.97**

1.00

Self-Care

70 (56.5)

72 (58.1)

12 (9.7)

9 (7.3)

0.96**

1.00

Caring for another another

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

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Daytime Activities Activities

40 (32.3)

42 (33.9)

64 (51.6)

51 (41.1)

0.76**

0.89

Memory

116 (93.5)

117 (94.4)

7 (5.6)

7 (5.6)

0.85**

0.85

Eyesight/Hearing Hearing

34 (27.4)

37 (29.8)

27 (21.8)

25 (20.2)

0.93**

0.97

Mobility

43 (34.7)

47 (37.9)

10 (8.1)

6 (4.8)

0.94**

1.00

Continence

29 (23.4)

29 (23.4)

6 (4.8)

6 (4.8)

1.00**

1.00

Physical Health Health

81 (65.3)

80 (64.5)

7 (5.6)

6 (4.8)

0.95**

0.98

Drugs

84 (67.7)

86 (69.4)

9 (7.3)

6 (4.8)

0.95**

1.00

Psychotic Symptoms

12 (9.7)

13 (10.5)

11 (8.9)

9 (7.3)

0.95**

1.00

Psychological Distress

23 (18.5)

26 (21.0)

36 (29.0)

33 (26.6)

0.93**

0.97

Information

28 (22.6)

25 (20.2)

10 (8.1)

13 (10.5)

0.95**

1.00

Deliberate Self-Harm Self-Harm

3 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

6 (4.8)

6 (4.8)

1.00**

1.00

Accidental Self-Harm Self-Harm

30 (24.2)

30 (24.2)

15 (12.1)

13 (10.5)

0.94**

0.97

Abuse/Neglect

10 (8.1)

10 (8.1)

2 (1.6)

2 (1.6)

1.00**

1.00

Behaviour

9 (7.3)

9 (7.3)

5 (4.0)

5 (4.0)

1.00**

1.00

Alcohol

3 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

1.00**

1.00

Company

14 (11.3)

17 (13.7)

44 (35.5)

37 (29.8)

0.87**

0.97

Intimate Relationships

4 (3.2)

4 (3.2)

9 (7.3)

8 (6.5)

0.96**

1.00

Money

101 (81.5)

101 (81.5)

3 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

1.00**

1.00

Benefits

12 (9.7)

11 (8.9)

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

1.00**

1.00

  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.