Research Article
The Needs of Older People with Mental Health Problems: A Particular Focus on Dementia Patients and Their Carers
Table 4
Levels of need, as rated by the evaluator.
| | (52 for A and B) | Needs identified n (%) | |
Items/domains | No need | Met need | Unmet need | Not known |
| | (1) Accommodation | 60 (80.0) | 12 (16.0) | 3 (4.0) | — | | (2) Household skills | 21 (28.0) | 49 (65.3) | 5 (6.7) | — | | (3) Food | 26 (34.7) | 44 (58.7) | 5 (6.7) | — | | (4) Self-care | 39 (52.0) | 31 (41.3) | 5 (6.7) | — | | (5) Caring for other | 66 (88.0) | 9 (12.0) | — | — | | (6) Daytime activities | 26 (34.7) | 19 (25.3) | 30 (40.0) | — | | (7) Memory | 12 (16.0) | 61 (81.3) | 2 (2.7) | — | | (8) Eyesight/hearing | 24 (32.0) | 47 (62.7) | 4 (5.3) | — | | (9) Mobility | 45 (60.0) | 29 (38.7) | 1 (1.3) | — | | (10) Continence | 45 (60.0) | 24 (32.0) | 6 (8.0) | — | | (11) Physical health | 2 (2.7) | 70 (93.3) | 3 (4.0) | — | | (12) Drugs | 51 (68.0) | 21 (28.0) | 3 (4.0) | — | | (13) Psychotic symptoms | 61 (81.3) | 12 (16.0) | 2 (2.7) | — | | (14) Psychological distress | 14 (18.7) | 54 (72.0) | 7 (9.3) | — | | (15) Information | 20 (26.7) | 53 (70.7) | 2 (2.7) | — | | (16) Safety (deliberate self-harm) | 57 (76.0) | 16 (21.3) | 2 (2.7) | — | | (17) Safety (accidental self-harm) | 59 (78.7) | 11 (14.7) | 5 (6.7) | — | | (18) Abuse/neglect | 75 (100) | — | — | — | | (19) Behaviour | 66 (88.0) | 6 (8.0) | 3 (4.0) | — | | (20) Alcohol | 71 (94.7) | 4 (5.3) | — | — | | (21) Company | 34 (45.3) | 33 (44.0) | 8 (10.7) | — | | (22) Intimate relationships | 64 (85.3) | 7 (9.3) | 4 (5.3) | — | | (23) Money | 36 (48.0) | 36 (48.0) | 3 (4.0) | — | | (24) Benefits | 56 (74.7) | 9 (12.0) | 10 (13.3) | — | | (A) Carer’s need for information | 35 (46.7) | 16 (21.3) | 1 (1.3) | 23 (30.7) | | (B) Carer’s psychological distress | 13 (17.3) | 34 (45.3) | 5 (6.7) | 23 (30.7) |
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