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Table 4 Prevalence of needed help and unmet need in ADL tasks (N = 303)

From: Unmet needs of activities of daily living among a community-based sample of disabled elderly people in Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Items

Needed help

(n1)

Rate of needed help (%)

Unmet need

(n2)

Rate of unmet need (%)

Feeding

218

71.9

46

21.1

Dressing

212

70.0

24

11.3

Bathing

234

77.2

83

35.5

Grooming

177

58.4

34

19.2

Toileting

222

73.3

90

40.5

Chair/bed transfer

271

89.4

125

46.1

Ambulating

283

93.4

170

60.1

Using stairs

294

97.0

215

73.1

Financial management

238

78.5

11

4.6

Assembling affairs

293

96.7

26

8.9

Shopping

298

98.3

54

18.1

Working on a hobby

219

72.3

158

72.1

Doing housework

245

80.9

42

17.1

Cooking

289

95.4

33

11.4

Social interaction

235

77.6

147

62.6

Memorizing

207

68.3

24

11.6

Using vehicles

298

98.3

230

77.2

  1. Prevalence of needed help = n1/303;Prevalence of unmet need = n2/n1