title: Gaps between the subjective needs of older facility residents and how care workers understand them: a pairwise cross-sectional study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To promote active daily living and improve the quality of life of older facility residents, it is important that care staff understand their day-to-day activities and needs. However, only a few studies have examined the needs of older residents and how care workers understand them. This study aimed to examine the subjective needs of older residents at aged care facilities, care workers' understanding of these needs, and the gaps that exist between them.
  
  
  METHODS
  Structured interviews with older residents with no severe cognitive impairment in ten Japanese aged care facilities and a questionnaire survey of care workers were conducted in 2008 regarding resident subjective needs. The questionnaire, which had satisfactory factorial validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility, consisted of seven items on basic activities of daily living (BADL), five items on instrumental ADL (IADL), eight items on environment and lifestyle (EL), and five items on emotion (EM). Pair-wise analyses were performed to compare responses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Responses of 115 pairs were analyzed (residents ≥75 years, 85 %; 21 men, 94 women). Median proportions of residents with IADL (66 %) and EL (69 %) needs were lower compared with those with BADL (83 %) and EM (91 %) needs. Median proportions of care workers understanding IADL (55 %) and EL (60 %) needs were lower compared with those understanding BADL (87 %) and EM (87 %) needs. Less than half of the care workers understood IADL needs for household chores (30 %) and money management (43 %), and an EL need for playing a role (41 %).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gaps were found between resident subjective needs and how care workers understood them. Specifically, care workers underestimated older residents' IADL and EL needs, especially with regard to playing a role. These results highlight the need for care workers to set goals based on each resident's subjective needs and plan strategies for care provision accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan. oh-ura@umin.ac.jp.|Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Care and Rehabilitation, Seijoh University, 2-172, Fukinodai, Tokai City, 476-8588, Japan. oh-ura@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohura
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Services Research, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan. thigashi@ncc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan. tatsuro@tmig.or.jp.
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan. nakayama.takeo.4a@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012112:Residential Facilities
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