| | |
Organic/mixed diagnosis
|
Functional diagnosis
|
p-value of χ2 test
|
|---|
|
Dimension
|
Categories
|
%
|
(n)
|
%
|
(n)
| |
|---|
|
Informal care
|
None
|
29.6
|
(16)
|
46.9
|
(52)
|
0.030
|
|
1-7 hours per week
|
13.0
|
(7)
|
17.1
|
(19)
|
|
8-20 hours per week
|
16.7
|
(9)
|
16.2
|
(18)
|
|
21+ hours per week
|
40.7
|
(22)
|
19.8
|
(22)
|
|
Main informal carera
|
Spouse
|
65
|
(26)
|
49.2
|
(30)
|
0.244
|
|
Child (including children-in-law)
|
30
|
(12)
|
39.3
|
(24)
|
|
Other
|
5
|
(2)
|
11.5
|
(7)
|
|
Lives with main informal carera
|
Yes
|
74.4
|
(29)
|
59.3
|
(35)
|
0.126
|
|
No
|
25.6
|
(10)
|
40.7
|
(24)
|
|
Nature of informal supporta
|
Personal and/or physical
|
60.7
|
(17)
|
30.4
|
(17)
|
0.008
|
|
Other practical help
|
39.3
|
(11)
|
69.6
|
(39)
|
|
Formal social supportb
|
None or very minor
|
53.9
|
(21)
|
76.8
|
(76)
|
0.017
|
|
Intermittent
|
12.8
|
(5)
|
10.1
|
(10)
|
|
Limited care package
|
18.0
|
(7)
|
10.1
|
(10)
|
|
Intensive care package
|
15.4
|
(6)
|
3.0
|
(3)
|
|
CMHT input
|
Yes
|
79.0
|
(45)
|
68.7
|
(79)
|
0.158
|
|
No
|
21.1
|
(12)
|
31.3
|
(36)
|
|
Recent mental health admission
|
Yes
|
20.4
|
(11)
|
18.2
|
(20)
|
0.737
|
|
No
|
79.6
|
(43)
|
81.8
|
(90)
|
- aBased on applicable cases (i.e., those that received at least one hour of informal care)
- bIntermittent input less than daily, mainly outside the home; Limited care package 1–9 hours personal care/domestic help/sitting service combined or seven or more meals per week; Intensive care package ≥ 10 hours personal care/domestic help/sitting service combined per week
