Self-perceived care needs and quality of life in people with cognitive impairment during routine care at home: cross-sectional results of the interventional study

Table 1 Association between QoL, general characteristics and unmet needs (N = 378)

Characteristics		N (%)/\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD/M(IQR)	PCS		MCS
Characteristics		N (%)/\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD/M(IQR)	\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD	P	\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD	P
Age (years)		69.40 ± 11.59		< 0.001		0.326
Gender				0.059		0.128
	Male	216 (57.14)	53.53 ± 14.26		54.93 ± 15.07
	Female	162 (42.86)	56.39 ± 14.80		57.55 ± 17.57
Education level				0.286		0.041
	Illiteracy	57 (15.08)	52.17 ± 15.67		54.78 ± 18.22
	Primary school	34 (8.99)	53.75 ± 11.19		49.87 ± 13.82
	Middle school or higher	287 (75.93)	55.39 ± 14.65		57.04 ± 15.94
Living status				0.253		0.392
	With spouse	150 (39.68)	55.84 ± 15.65		55.17 ± 16.04
	With others	228 (60.32)	54.04 ± 13.76		56.63 ± 16.35
Residence				< 0.001		0.125
	Rural	117 (30.95)	48.81 ± 16.03		54.76 ± 18.78
	Urban	261 (69.05)	57.42 ± 12.99		57.34 ± 16.35
Duration of CI (years)		2.08 (1.00-3.17)		0.445		< 0.001
	≤ 2	175 (46.30)	55.37 ± 14.45		61.09 ± 17.19
	> 2	203 (53.70)	54.23 ± 14.65		51.71 ± 13.99
MMSE scores		21 (17.00–23.00)		0.005		< 0.001
	≤ 21	190 (50.26)	52.68 ± 15.48		52.50 ± 16.63
	> 21	188 (49.74)	56.85 ± 13.25		59.64 ± 15.01
Participants’ needs
	Environmental needs	5.71 ± 2.14		< 0.001		< 0.001
	Physical needs	5.17 ± 2.14		< 0.001		< 0.001
	Psychological needs	3.44 ± 1.86		< 0.001		< 0.001
	Social needs	3.27 ± 1.02		0.02		0.001
PCS		54.76 ± 14.58
MCS		56.05 ± 16.27

M (IQR): median (Interquartile range = Quartile 3-Quartile 1); MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination;
PCS: Physical component summary; MCS: Mental component summary.

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