Table 3 Formal health care service utilization and the provision of informal care for the total sample before and during the lockdown, N = 105
Formal care | Number of users pre-lockdown, yes n (%) | Hrs/mth Mean (SD) | Number of users during the lockdown, yes n (%) | Hrs/mth Mean (SD) | Mean change (SD), hrs/mth | Difference, p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home nursing | 69 (65.7) | 7.4 (10.8) | 36 (34.3) | 3.3 (9.6) | −4.2 (10.3) | < 0.001 |
Home help | 38 (36.2) | 0.8 (1.9) | 18 (17.1) | 0.3 (0.9) | −0.5 (2.0) | 0.011 |
Daycare center | 42 (40.0) | 15.5 (25.8) | 0 | – | −15.5 (25.8) | < 0.001 |
Food delivery | 8 (7.6) | NA | 6 (5.7) | NA | NA | 0.881 |
Transportation (care related) | 21 (20) | NA | 0 | NA | NA | < 0.001 |
Totalb | 80 (76.2) | 23.7 (29.6) | 38 (36.2) | 3.6 (10.0) | −20.5 (29.0) | < 0.001 |
Informal care | Â | Days/mth Mean (SD) | Â | Days/mth Mean (SD) | Mean change (SD), days/mth | Â |
IADLc | 101 (96.2) | 18.0 (12.0) | 97 (92.4) | 17.4 (12.1) | −0.6 (11.5) | 0.058 |
ADLd | 39 (37.1) | 6.9 (11.3) | 52 (49.5) | 11.4 (13.7) | 4.5 (13.7) | < 0.001 |
Supervisione | 42 (40) | 9.2 (13.0) | 76 (72.4) | 17.6 (13.5) | 8.4 (16.1) | < 0.001 |