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Table 4 Proportion of resident subjective needs and resident needs understood by care workers

From: Gaps between the subjective needs of older facility residents and how care workers understand them: a pairwise cross-sectional study

 

Resident subjective needs

Resident needs understood by care workers

All

N1

(%, 95 % CI)

N2

(%, 95 % CI)

BADL

Q1

Go to the toilet when one wants to (includes both independently or with help)

115

108

(94, 88–97)

98

(91, 84–95)

EM

Q25

Desire to live without worry (e.g., health, food, clothing, shelter, living, and relationships)

114

105

(92, 86–96)

96

(91, 85–95)

EM

Q21

Desire to live without worrying about health

115

105

(91, 85–95)

97

(92, 86–96)

EM

Q23

Desire to live feeling good without getting depressed

115

105

(91, 85–95)

91

(87, 79–92)

EM

Q24

Desire to live enjoyable days

115

101

(88, 81–93)

88

(87, 79–92)

EM

Q22

Desire to be free of bodily pain

115

100

(87, 80–92)

77

(77, 68–84)

BADL

Q4

Desire to change clothes at one’s own pace (includes both independently and with help)

114

97

(85, 77–90)

84

(87, 78–92)

BADL

Q3

Desire to eat at one’s own pace (includes both independently and with help)

114

95

(83, 75–89)

85

(89, 82–94)

BADL

Q5

Desire to brush teeth (includes washing dentures) when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

95

(83, 75–88)

78

(82, 73–89)

EL

Q19

Desire to move around for health

115

93

(81, 73–87)

53

(57, 47–67)

BADL

Q2

Take a bath when one wants to (includes both independently or with help)

115

91

(79, 71–86)

65

(71, 61–80)

BADL

Q6

Desire to move around the facility when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

89

(77, 69–84)

86

(97, 91–99)

EL

Q17

Desire to carry out one’s preferred hobbies (e.g., reading, sports, games)

115

86

(75, 66–82)

55

(64, 53–73)

BADL

Q7

Desire to go outside the facility when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

82

(71, 62–79)

50

(61, 50–71)

EL

Q14

Desire to talk with family or people other than staff

115

81

(70, 62–78)

68

(84, 74–90)

EL

Q20

Desire to go out to any location when one wants to (e.g., taking a walk, shopping, leisure)

115

81

(70, 62–78)

50

(62, 51–72)

IADL

Q10

Desire to interact by phone or letters when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

79

(69, 60–76)

53

(67, 56–76)

EL

Q18

Desire to carry out activities that give one a role in the facility, such as manual work

115

78

(68, 59–76)

32

(41, 31–52)

IADL

Q9

Desire to go shopping when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

78

(68, 59–76)

43

(55, 44–66)

IADL

Q12

Desire to cook, do laundry, and clean by oneself (includes both independently and with help)

115

76

(66, 57–74)

23

(30, 21–41)

EL

Q13

Desire to eat one’s preferred meals (includes take-out and eating out)

114

72

(63, 54–71)

56

(78, 67–86)

IADL

Q8

Desire to shave or put on makeup when one wants to (includes both independently and with help)

115

73

(63, 54–72)

44

(60, 49–71)

IADL

Q11

Desire to control money at one’s discretion

115

63

(55, 46–64)

27

(43, 31–55)

EL

Q16

Desire to talk more with staff

115

57

(50, 41–59)

30

(53, 40–65)

EL

Q15

Desire for more time to oneself and own space

114

29

(25, 18–34)

13

(45, 28–62)

  1. Responses of residents to each item on the questionnaire are listed in descending order of percentage of residents who claimed that subjective need
  2. BADL basic activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, EL environment and lifestyle, EM emotion, N1 the number of residents who had the need, N2 the number of care workers who understood the need (N1), 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval
  3. No significant difference was found in the proportions of residents with subjective needs by gender, age, cognitive function level, level of care needed, and independence in other ADL