Table 2 Time spent on caregiving activities and cost of informal caregiving (n = 85)
From: Cost and burden of informal caregiving of dependent older people in a rural Indian community
Care activities | Time spent on care giving mean (SD) | Annual costsaof informal caregiving mean (SD) | Total annual costs of informal caregiving | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Indian rupees | In US dollars | In Indian rupees | In US dollars | ||
Activities of Daily Livingb | 27.2 (8.9) (hours/week) | 53139.7 (17468.9) | 987.7 (324.7) | 4516875.0 | 83956.8 |
Health Service Utilizationc | 17.6 (29.9) (minutes/week) | 574.4 (975.4) | 10.7 (18.1) | 48821.3 | 907.4 |
Other activitiesd | 11.1 (10.8) (hours/week) | 21738.9 (21151.3) | 404.1 (393.1) | 1847812.5 | 34345.9 |
Total | 38.6 (15.3) (hours/week) | 75453.0 (30075.2) | 1402.5 (559.0) | 6413508.8 | 119210.2 |