Table 3 Prevalence of needs and unmet needs for SMAF items (last wave of the study)
SMAF Items | Area With ISD†(n = 395) | Area Without ISD (n = 433) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
At Least One Need n (%) | At Least One Unmet Need n (%)§ | At Least One Need n (%) | At Least One Unmet Need n (%)§ | |
Total SMAF unmet needs score | 393 (99.5%) | 139 (35.5%) | 434 (100%) | 289 (66.7%)*** |
A. ADLs | 354 (89.6%) | 111 (31.4%) | 418 (96.3%)*** | 196 (47.0%)*** |
Eating | 69 (17.5%) | 0 (0%) | 145 (33.4%)*** | 8 (5.6%)** |
Washing | 188 (47.6%) | 36 (19.3%) | 307 (70.7%)*** | 75 (24.5%)*** |
Dressing | 133 (33.7%) | 0 (0%) | 259 (59.7%)*** | 8 (3.1%)** |
Grooming | 288 (72.9%) | 82 (28.6%) | 383 (88.2%)*** | 128 (33.5%)** |
Urinary continence | 190 (48.1%) | 4 (2.1%) | 228 (52.5%) | 10 (4.4%) |
Fecal continence | 158 (40.0%) | 2 (1.3%) | 205 (47.2%)* | 40 (19.5%)*** |
Using toilet | 59 (14.9%) | 1 (1.7%) | 225 (51.8%)*** | 7 (3.1%) |
B. Mobility | 276 (69.9%) | 8 (2.9%) | 411 (94.7%)*** | 70 (17.1%)*** |
Transfers | 81 (20.5%) | 0 (0%) | 308 (71.0%)*** | 8 (2.6%)** |
Walking inside | 152 (38.5%) | 3 (2.0%) | 244 (56.2%)*** | 14 (5.8%)* |
Walking outside | 207 (52.4%) | 4 (1.9%) | 380 (87.6%)*** | 41 (10.8%)*** |
Putting on prosthesis or orthosis | 11 (2.8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.5%)** | 0 (0%) |
Moving around in a wheelchair | 35 (8.9%) | 3 (8.8%) | 56 (12.9%) | 1 (1.8%) |
Using the stairs | 230 (58.2%) | 0 (0%) | 368 (84.8%)*** | 23 (6.3%)*** |
C. Communication | 255 (64.6%) | 28 (11.0%) | 336 (77.4%)*** | 152 (45.4%)*** |
Seeing | 154 (39.0%) | 12 (7.8%) | 227 (52.3%)*** | 77 (34.1%)*** |
Hearing | 188 (47.6%) | 17 (9.0%) | 249 (57.4%)** | 114 (45.8%)*** |
Speaking | 11 (2.8%) | 1 (9.1%) | 30 (6.9%)** | 3 (10.0%) |
D. Mental functions | 272 (68.9%) | 3 (1.1%) | 320 (73.7%) | 25 (7.8%)*** |
Memory | 251 (63.5%) | 2 (0.8%) | 302 (69.6%) | 14 (4.6%)** |
Orientation | 137 (34.7%) | 1 (0.7%) | 125 (28.8%) | 8 (6.5%)* |
Understanding | 133 (33.7%) | 2 (1.5%) | 92 (21.2%)*** | 13 (14.1%)** |
Judgement | 133 (33.7%) | 1 (0.8%) | 111 (25.6%)* | 6 (5.4%) |
Behaviour | 74 (18.7%) | 0 (0%) | 68 (15.7%) | 10 (14.7%)** |
E. IADLs | 391 (99.0%) | 20 (5.1%) | 429 (98.9%) | 52 (12.2%)*** |
Cleaning the house | 357 (90.4%) | 4 (1.1%) | 404 (93.1%) | 8 (2.0%) |
Preparing meals | 302 (76.5%) | 4 (1.3%) | 350 (80.7%) | 19 (5.4%)** |
Shopping | 311 (78.7%) | 0 (0%) | 390 (89.9%)*** | 1 (0.3%) |
Doing the laundry | 254 (64.3%) | 0 (0%) | 309 (71.2%)* | 3 (1.0%) |
Using the telephone | 183 (46.3%) | 5 (2.8%) | 242 (55.8%)** | 6 (2.5%) |
Using public transportation | 275 (69.6%) | 0 (0%) | 335 (77.2%)* | 6 (1.8%)* |
Taking medications | 271 (68.6%) | 7 (2.6%) | 314(72.4%) | 20 (6.4%)* |
Managing the budget | 213 (53.9%) | 0 (0%) | 258 (59.5%) | 2 (0.8%) |