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Table 5 User 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

User vs caregiver (n = 108)

User met need (%)

Caregiver met need (%)

User unmet need (%)

Caregiver unmet need (%)

K

K/ Km

Accommodation

6 (5.6)

9 (8.3)

5 (4.6)

9 (8.3)

0.58**

0.79

Looking after home

73 (67.6)

93 (86.1)

1 (0.9)

1 (0.9)

0.51**

1.00

Food

81 (75.7)

91 (85.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (2.8)

#

#

Self-Care

36 (33.3)

62 (57.4)

0 (0.0)

6 (5.6)

#

#

Caring for another another

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

#

#

Daytime Activities Activities

20 (18.5)

35 (32.4)

14 (13.1)

46 (42.6)

0.24**

0.61

Memory

77 (71.3)

102 (94.4)

3 (2.8)

6 (5.6)

#

#

Eyesight/Hearing Hearing

31 (28.7)

35 (32.4)

11 (10.2)

22 (20.4)

0.66**

0.86

Mobility

28 (25.9)

41 (38.0)

2 (1.9)

6 (5.6)

0.64**

0.94

Continence

15 (13.9)

23 (21.3)

1 (0.9)

6 (5.6)

0.63**

0.97

Physical Health Health

51 (47.2)

72 (66.7)

5 (4.6)

5 (4.6)

0.59**

0.92

Drugs

51 (47.7)

79 (73.1)

2 (1.9)

5 (4.6)

0.44**

0.94

Psychotic Symptoms

6 (5.6)

10 (9.3)

3 (2.8)

6 (5.6)

0.61**

0.88

Psychological Distress

17 (15.7)

24 (22.2)

20 (18.5)

32 (29.6)

0.59**

0.84

Information

10 (9.3)

24 (22.2)

13 (12.0)

12 (11.1)

0.48**

0.67

Deliberate Self-harm Self-Harm

1 (0.9)

3 (2.8)

5 (4.6)

6 (5.6)

0.79**

1.00

Accidental Self-Harm Self-Harm

8 (7.4)

25 (23.1)

3 (2.8)

11 (10.2)

0.34**

0.87

Abuse/Neglect

2 (1.9)

10 (9.3)

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

#

#

Behaviour

3 (2.8)

7 (6.5)

0 (0.0)

5 (4.6)

#

#

Alcohol

2 (1.9)

3 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (2.8)

#

#

Company

8 (7.4)

16 (14.8)

11 (10.2)

34 (31.5)

0.42**

0.91

Intimate Relationships

3 (2.8)

4 (3.7)

3 (2.8)

7 (6.5)

0.74**

1.00

Money

59 (54.6)

87 (80.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

#

#

Benefits

10 (9.3)

5 (4.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

#

#

  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.