Table 4.
Prevalence of needed help and unmet need in ADL tasks (N = 303)
| Items | Needed help (n1) |
Rate of needed help (%) | Unmet need (n2) |
Rate of unmet need (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding | 218 | 71.9 | 46 | 21.1 |
| Dressing | 212 | 70.0 | 24 | 11.3 |
| Bathing | 234 | 77.2 | 83 | 35.5 |
| Grooming | 177 | 58.4 | 34 | 19.2 |
| Toileting | 222 | 73.3 | 90 | 40.5 |
| Chair/bed transfer | 271 | 89.4 | 125 | 46.1 |
| Ambulating | 283 | 93.4 | 170 | 60.1 |
| Using stairs | 294 | 97.0 | 215 | 73.1 |
| Financial management | 238 | 78.5 | 11 | 4.6 |
| Assembling affairs | 293 | 96.7 | 26 | 8.9 |
| Shopping | 298 | 98.3 | 54 | 18.1 |
| Working on a hobby | 219 | 72.3 | 158 | 72.1 |
| Doing housework | 245 | 80.9 | 42 | 17.1 |
| Cooking | 289 | 95.4 | 33 | 11.4 |
| Social interaction | 235 | 77.6 | 147 | 62.6 |
| Memorizing | 207 | 68.3 | 24 | 11.6 |
| Using vehicles | 298 | 98.3 | 230 | 77.2 |
Prevalence of needed help = n1/303;Prevalence of unmet need = n2/n1