Neurocognitive disorders: what are the prioritized caregiver needs? A consensus obtained by the Delphi method

Table 3 Second round - selecting of the 20 needs aspects (n = 58)

Aspect of needs	DIM^a	Selection	Percent	Weight	Rank
Aspect of needs	DIM^a	Number of experts	Percent	Weight	Rank
Coping with behavioral disorders	SKI-C	48	83	307	1
Coping with behavioral crisis	SKI-C	41	71	280	2
Information on the neurocognitive disease and its progression	INF-P	37	64	240	3
Information on behavioral disorders	INF-P	38	66	219	4
Providing emotional and affective support to PWNCD	SKI-C	35	60	214	5
Communication between caregivers and PWNCD	SKI-C	28	48	177	6
Coping with cognitive disorders	SKI-C	28	48	175	7
The research (disease and therapies)	INF-P	37	64	170	8
Coping with the relationship evolution between caregivers and PWNCD	SKI-C	30	52	152	9
Information on the drugs for the neurocognitive disease (efficacy, tolerance and utilization)	INF-P	29	50	147	10
Information on cognitive disorders	INF-P	23	40	146	–
Stimulating/appropriates activities for PWNCD at home	SKI-C	25	43	133	–
Management of the PWNCD pain	SKI-C	21	36	128
Roles of the health professionals involved in the PWNCD care pathway	INF-P	22	38	111	–
Finding available services closer to home	SKI-S	28	48	100	–
Undertaking the steps for the services utilization	SKI-S	26	45	100	–
Financial issues for the ADL	INF-S	23	40	94	–
The diagnostic process of the neurocognitive disease	INF-P	18	31	92	–
Basic care to PWNCD	SKI-C	15	26	85	–
Information on the PWNCD drugs for comorbidities (efficacy, tolerance and utilization)	INF-P	11	19	41	–

ADL activities of the daily living, PWNCD people with a neurocognitve dirsorder
^aDimension of need. INF-P information needs about patient (people with NCD); INF-S information needs about services, SKI-C coping skills needs, SKI-S skills needs about services

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