From: Informal and formal care among persons with dementia immediately before nursing home admission
Variable | |
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Formal care | |
Recipients, n (%) | 208 (52.7) |
Mean hours of formal care, recipients of formal care, last month (SD) | 34.2 (64.9) |
Mean hours of formal care, whole sample last month (SD) | 18.0 (50.1) |
Informal care by the primary carer, mean hours last month (SD) | |
PADL | 74.8 (170.5) |
IADL | 65.9 (142.1) |
Supervision | 55.9 (158.9) |
Total informal care by the primary carer | 141.9 (227.4) |
Informal care by wider social network, mean hours last month (SD) | |
Family | 3.8 (10.2) |
Relatives | 0.4 (3.0) |
Friends | 0.1 (0.8) |
Neighbours | 0.2 (1.0) |
Others | 0.9 (4.0) |
Total informal care by the extended social network | 5.6 (11.2) |