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Table 4 Utilization of additional Support and Relief Services: Study arm and urban/rural comparison (Nbaseline = 205*; Nfollow-u p = 213)

From: Effects of general practitioner training and family support services on the care of home-dwelling dementia patients - Results of a controlled cluster-randomized study

Offer

T

A

NT0 = 86

NT2 = 91

B

NT0 = 54

NT2 = 67

C

NT0 = 65

NT2 = 55

p-Value

Group differences

p < .05 between

T0 und T2

Urban

NT0 = 42

NT2 = 45

Rural

NT0 = 163

NT2 = 168

p-Value

Urban/Rural

Home nursing1

T0

13 (15.1%)

9 (13.8%)

7 (13.0%)

.935

A, B, C

9 (21.4%)

20 (12.3%)

.129

 

T2

32 (35.2%)

20 (29.9%)

15 (27.3%)

.575

 

12 (26.7%)

55 (32.7%)

.436

Home help1

T0

4 (4.7%)

4 (6.2%)

2 (3.7%)

.820

-

3 (7.1%)

7 (4.3%)

.445

 

T2

5 (5.5%)

6 (9.0%)

5 (9.1%)

.625

 

4 (8.9%)

12 (7.1%)

.693

Visiting voluntary helpers1

T0

1 (1.2%)

0

1 (1.9%)

.577

-

0

2 (1.2%)

.471

 

T2

2 (2.2%)

4 (6.0%)

2 (3.6%)

.467

 

3 (6.7%)

5 (3.0%)

.248

Care group1

T0

1 (1.2%)

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.9%)

.945

-

1 (2.4%)

2 (1.2%)

.579

 

T2

4 (4.4%)

3 (4.5%)

1 (1.8%)

.680

 

1 (2.2%)

7 (4.2%)

.542

Meals on Wheels1

T0

6 (7.0%)

3 (4.6%)

0

.145

-

3 (7.1%)

6 (3.7%)

.329

 

T2

9 (9.9%)

8 (11.9%)

2 (3.6%)

.253

 

5 (11.1%)

14 (8.3%)

.562

Institutional short-term nursing1

T0

4 (4.7%)

0

5 (9.3%)

.135

A, B

4 (9.5%)

5 (3.1%)

.069

 

T2

15 (16.5%)

15 (22.4%)

9 (16.4%)

.581

 

10 (22.2%)

29 (17.3%)

.445

Daycare1

T0

2 (2.3%)

0

1 (1.9%)

.481

-

0

3 (1.8%)

.376

 

T2

7 (7.7%)

3 (4.5%)

3 (5.5%)

.687

 

5 (11.1%)

8 (4.8%)

.114

Day clinic1

T0

0

1 (1.5%)

2 (3.7%)

.206

-

2 (4.8%)

1 (0.6%)

.107

 

T2

0

0

0

-

 

0

0

-

Outpatient physiotherapy2

T0

14 (16.3%)

3 (4.6%)

2 (3.7%)

.013 I

-

7 (16.7%)

12 (7.4%)

.064

 

T2

11 (12.1%)

5 (7.5%)

3 (5.5%)

.348

 

4 (8.9%)

15 (8.9%)

.993

Outpatient occupational therapy2

T0

2 (2.3%)

2 (3.1%)

1 (1.9%)

.908

-

2 (4.8%)

3 (1.8%)

.274

 

T2

3 (3.3%)

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.8%)

.727

 

1 (2.2%)

4 (2.4%)

.950

  1. * total 8 informal caregivers, who could be reached at follow-up, refused the interview at baseline
  2. 1 Support and relief services for informal caregivers 2 patient-centered non-drug therapy, but not dementia-specific
  3. I Overall model remains significant in the multivariate analysis: Chi²(3) = 16.664; p = .001, predictors: study arm (Wald (2) = 6.746; p = .034) and Barthel-Index (Wald (1) = 7.968; p = .005) are significant predictors.