Table 1.

Mean total number of needs, met needs and unmet needs, and difference between assessors

	Assessment of need Mean (SD) (95% CI)		Difference in assessors Mean (95% CI)
Assessor	Young person	Parent	Young person–parent
n	168	168
Total needs	4.29 (3.05) (3.83–4.75)	7.21 (4.19) (6.58–7.85)	2.92 (df = 167, t = 11.922*) (2.44–3.41)
Met needs	2.72 (2.42) (2.36–3.09)	4.35 (3.09) (3.88–4.82)	1.63 (df = 167, t = 9.060*) (1.28–1.99)
Unmet needs	1.57 (1.88) (1.29–1.86)	2.86 (2.76) (2.45–3.28)	1.29 (df = 167, t = 6.902*) (0.92–1.66)

A significant interaction effect between assessor and diagnostic group was found (F = 14.567, df = 1, 166; p < 0.001) however this result were not significant when total need was added as a covariate

T-test, 2 tailed, *p < 0.0001