Information abouy older person's met and unme tneeds
can be collected from various perspectives, suchastheindividual
him/herself, the caregiver,the hospital staff or other professionals.
Individual needs sections were ratedas “no need”, “met need” or
“unmet need”. Forthebinaryregressionanalyses,abinaryvariable
indicating whetherornotpatientshadexperiencedatleastone
unmet needwascreated.UtilizingtheCANEcanleaddirectlyto
possible interventionsandcareplans,helptoidentifyriskfactors
and prioritizeplansforfuturecareprovision.TheCANEhasbeen
shown tobereliableandvalidinvarioussettings