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The most frequent unmet needs reported by caregivers were memory (32.5%), daytime activities (16.0%) and company (13.1%).
The most frequent unmet needs were psychological distress (27, 21.6%), daytime activities (18, 14.5%) and company (16, 12.8%).
The most frequent unmet needs of persons with dementia living alone were daytime activities (54%), company (52%), and care for psychological distress (44%) [ 9, 10].
They found that the most frequent unmet needs identified by researchers were in the areas of daytime activities (76%), psychological distress (48%) and company (41%).
The needs expressed by people with dementia in the review of von Kutzleben et al. [ 9] are in line with the most frequent unmet needs that we found.
The most frequent unmet needs for PWD were daytime activities (77, 50.7%), company (60, 39.5%), and help with psychological distress (47, 30.9%).
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She adds: "Older prisoners have on average almost three unmet health and social care needs on entry to prison and the most frequent unmet need was in relation to knowing where to get information about their care.
However, van der Roest et al. [ 6] found that caregivers reported memory as one of the most frequent unmet need.
For example, for people with dementia the most frequent unmet need was "psychological distress" whereas for caregivers and professionals this was the third most frequent, "daytime activities" being the commonest.
Although the common unmet needs reported by people with dementia, caregivers and professionals were almost the same, caregivers and professionals reported daytime activities as the most frequent unmet need whilst people with dementia considered psychological distress as the commonest unmet need.
The most frequent reasons for unmet needs were financial barriers (66%), the decision to wait for an improvement of symptoms (38%) and long waiting lists (32%).
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