Dependent person in self-care: analysis of care needs.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the self-care dependency levels of the dependent person at the time of home discharge and its relationship between (1) the degree of dependency of each self-care domain; (2) the previous dependency levels; and (3) the gender of the dependent person. It also aims to assess the relationship between the degree of dependency of each self-care domain, the length of admission, the length of dependency and the age of the dependent person at the time of discharge.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.