Table 3 Number of residents or relatives that reported a need for each care topic
Persons without dementia (n = 93) | Persons with dementia - Resident completed CANE (n = 58) | Persons with dementia – Proxy completed CANE(n = 36) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | |
(Ref. category = No dementia) | (Ref. category = Resident) | ||||
Environmental needs | |||||
Accommodation | 67 (75) | 42 (68) | .69 (.34-1.41) | 35 (97) | 16.67 (2.13-130.49)** |
Household activities | 89 (100) | 61 (98) | - | 35 (97) | .57 (.04-9.46) |
Food | 83 (93) | 60 (97) | 2.17 (.42-11.12) | 36 (100) | - |
Managing money | 44 (49) | 37 (60) | 1.51 (.79-2.92) | 31 (86) | 4.19 (1.43-12.24)** |
Benefits | 3 (3) | 5 (8) | 1.76 (.56-5.52) | 19 (53) | 11.00 (3.93-30.76)*** |
Caring for someone else | 6 (7) | 11 (18) | .46 (.09-2.36) | 22 (61) | .86 (.08-9.80) |
Physical needs | |||||
Physical illness | 65 (73) | 46 (74) | 1.06 (.51-2.22) | 30 (83) | 1.74 (.61-4.95) |
Drugs | 27 (30) | 23 (37) | 1.35 (.68-2.69) | 26 (72) | 4.41 (1.81-10.77)** |
Eyesight/hearing impairment | 25 (28) | 25 (40) | 1.73 (.87-3.44) | 15 (42) | 1.06 (.46-2.44) |
Mobility/falls | 84 (94) | 57 (92) | .68 (.19-2.45) | 34 (94) | 1.49 (.27-8.11) |
Self-care | 60 (67) | 46 (74) | 1.39 (.68-2.86) | 32 (89) | 2.78 (.85-9.10) |
Incontinence | 18 (20) | 22 (36) | 2.17 (1.04-4.52)* | 23 (64) | 3.22 (1.37-7.57)** |
Psychological needs | |||||
Psychological distress | 1 (1) | 3 (5) | 4.47 (.45-44.06) | 6 (17) | 3.93 (.92-16.83) |
Memory problems | 4 (5) | 12 (19) | 5.10 (1.56-16.67)** | 25 (69) | 9.47 (3.67-24.45)*** |
Behaviour | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - | 2 (6) | - |
Alcohol | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - | 0 (0) | - |
Deliberate self-harm | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - | 0 (0) | - |
Inadvertent self-harm | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | - | 10 (28) | 23.46 (2.86-192.79)** |
Psychotic symptoms | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | - | 1 (3) | .86 (.08-9.80) |
Social needs | |||||
Company | 1 (1) | 5 (8) | 7.72 (.88-67.79) | 15 (42) | 8.14 (2.63-25.18)*** |
Intimate relationships | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | - | 0 (0) | - |
Daytime activities | 8 (9) | 11 (18) | 2.18 (.82-5.79) | 22 (61) | 7.29 (2.86-18.55)*** |
Information on condition | 3 (3) | 3 (5) | 1.46 (.28-7.47) | 3 (8) | 1.79 (.34-9.37) |
Abuse/neglect | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - | 1 (3) | |