Table 5.

Summary of caring and non-caring time spent on HRA activities for the Diabetes sub-sample only

	Non Carer		Carer
Time component	Time spent on self		Time spent on self		Time spent caring		Total time caring and on self
	Percent responding	Median response	Percent responding	Median response	Percent responding	Median response	Percent responding	Median response
	372 respondents	Hours per month	55 respondents	Hours per month	55 respondents	Hours per month	55 respondents	Hours per month
Total daily activities excluding exercise	91.9%	7.5	86.7%	17.5	83.8%	35.0	100.0%	61.0
Total daily activities including exercise	93.7%	20.0	90.4%	32.5
Total general activities	81.6%	0.8	75.5%	2.0	89.5%	9.0	96.3%	7.0
Total medical activities	82.4%	2.0	82.8%	4.3	85.4%	6.5	94.8%	10.6
Overall total excluding exercise	95.5%	11.0	92.0%	25.0	100.0%	47.0	100.0%	87.5
Overall total including exercise	95.5%	26.0	95.7%	39.0			100.0%	88.8

• Daily activities include sorting/preparing/taking medications, carrying out treatments, testing and monitoring health, preparing special food and exercising or stretching.

• General activities include shopping for health items, shopping for special foods, attending rehabilitation, attending health education, attending support groups, and reading health information.

• “Medical activities” include organising appointments, organising travel to appointments, time in waiting rooms, attending consultations, blood tests/x-rays etc. and attending for other treatments.