Table 4 Degree of coincidence of mental changes associated with cognitive decline noticed by the 663 older adults and their family members
Hasegawa Dementia Scale Score | ≤20 points (n = 80) | 21–24 points (n = 78) | ≥25 points (n = 505) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family | Family | Family | |||||||||
Yes % | No % | κ statistic | Yes % | No % | κ statistic | Yes % | No % | κ statistic | |||
Loss of appetite | Participants | Yes | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.707 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.647 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.540 |
No | 2.5 | 91.3 | 2.6 | 92.3 | 1.0 | 94.9 | |||||
Being unable to sleep at night | Participants | Yes | 3.8 | 7.5 | 0.307 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.413 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 0.410 |
No | 5.0 | 83.8 | 3.8 | 87.2 | 1.6 | 87.1 | |||||
Losing motivation and interest in things | Participants | Yes | 7.5 | 10.0 | 0.185 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 0.284 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.146 |
No | 17.5 | 65.0 | 2.6 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 91.7 | |||||
Worrying about their health | Participants | Yes | 3.8 | 12.5 | 0.299 | 0.0 | 9.0 | −0.023 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.304 |
No | 1.3 | 82.5 | 1.3 | 89.7 | 1.6 | 92.1 | |||||
Feeling restless | Participants | Yes | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.147 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.306 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.222 |
No | 10.0 | 87.5 | 2.6 | 96.2 | 1.2 | 97.0 | |||||
Becoming more forgetful | Participants | Yes | 26.3 | 20.0 | 0.339 | 11.5 | 21.8 | 0.360 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 0.058 |
No | 12.5 | 41.3 | 2.6 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 84.8 | |||||