Table 3 Detailed characteristics of met needs in analyzed clusters
From: Needs of older persons living in long-term care institutions: on the usefulness of cluster approach
Area | Cluster 1 n = 83 | Cluster 2 n = 87 | Cluster 3 n = 72 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Accommodation | 73 (88%) | 75 (86%) | 69 (96%) | NS |
2 | Looking after the home | 77 (93%) | 86 (99%) | 72 (100%) | 1 vs. 3 p = 0.031 |
3 | Food | 79 (95%) | 84 (97%) | 71 (99%) | NS |
4 | Self-care | 46 (55%) | 61 (70%) | 72 (100%) | 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 2 vs. 3 p < 0.001 |
5 | Caring for someone else | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | NS |
6 | Daytime activities | 27 (33%) | 43 (49%) | 48 (67%) | 1 vs. 2 p = 0.030 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 2 vs. 3 p = 0.036 |
7 | Memory | 24 (29%) | 37 (43%) | 50 (69%) | 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 2 vs. 3 p < 0.001 |
8 | Eyesight/hearing/communication | 37 (45%) | 52 (60%) | 52 (72%) | 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 |
9 | Mobility/falls | 37 (45%) | 53 (61%) | 63 (88%) | 1 vs. 2 p = 0.045 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 2 vs. 3 p < 0.001 |
10 | Continence | 33 (40%) | 51 (59%) | 69 (96%) | 1 vs. 2 p = 0.015 1 vs. 3 p < 0.001 2 vs. 3 p < 0.001 |
11 | Physical health | 77 (93%) | 82 (94%) | 68 (94%) | NS |
12 | Drugs | 18 (22%) | 25 (29%) | 30 (42%) | 1 vs. 3 p = 0.009 |
13 | Psychotic symptoms | 11 (13%) | 17 (20%) | 14 (19%) | NS |
14 | Psychological distress | 26 (31%) | 33 (38%) | 31 (43%) | NS |
15 | Information | 16 (19%) | 31 (36%) | 28 (39%) | 1 vs. 2 p = 0.025 1 vs. 3 p = 0.008 |
16 | Deliberate self-harm | 3 (4%) | 10 (11%) | 10 (14%) | 1 vs. 3 p = 0.038 |
17 | Inadvertent self-harm | 2 (2%) | 5 (6%) | 3 (4%) | NS |
18 | Abuse/neglect | 3 (4%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | NS |
19 | Behavior | 6 (7%) | 10 (11%) | 8 (11%) | NS |
20 | Alcohol | 3 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (3%) | NS |
21 | Company | 23 (28%) | 26 (30%) | 31 (43%) | NS |
22 | Intimate relationship | 3 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) | NS |
23 | Money/budgeting | 40 (48%) | 55 (63%) | 59 (82%) | 1 vs. 3 p = 0.002 |
24 | Benefits | 18 (22%) | 26 (30%) | 15 (21%) | NS |