. 2015 Apr 9;12:E47. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140427

Table. Proxy Reports of Problems and Health Care Activity for Household Members With Reported ICML, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System^a .

Type of Problem	Household Member Aged 18–59 y With ICML		Household Member Aged ≥60 y With ICML		All Proxy-Reported Household Members With ICML^b (n = 3,045)
Type of Problem	Count	% (95% CI)	Count	% (95% CI)	Count	% (95% CI)
Most assistance needed for . . .^c
Safety	63	9.3 (7.9–10.9)	262	12.0 (11.1–1297)	325	11.3 (10.6–12.1)
Transportation	99	15.7 (14.1–17.6)	517	22.8 (21.3–24.4)	616	21.0 (19.8–22.)
Household activities	178	27.6 (25.1–30.2)	385	19.4 (17.9–20.9)	563	21.5 (20.2–22.8)
Personal care	90	12.3 (10.9–13.8)	454	19.2 (18.1–20.4)	544	17.5 (16.5–18.4)
Other area	33	3.6 (3.1–4.1)	93	3.1 (2.6–3.8)	126	3.2 (2.8–3.7)
None needed	206	31.5 (29.0–34.1)	524	23.5 (22.0–25.2)	730	25.6 (24.3–27.0)
Functional difficulties
Gave up household chores^d
Never/rarely	361	52.0 (49.4–54.6)	1,043	46.7 (44.9–48.4)	1,404	48.1 (46.6–49.5)
Sometimes/usually/always	322	48.0 (45.4–50.6)	1,249	53.3 (51.6–55.1)	1,571	51.9 (50.5–53.4)
Affected work and social life^e
Never/rarely	375	58.4 (55.9–60.8)	1,114	50.3 (48.5–52.1)	1,489	52.4 (50.9–53.9)
Sometimes/usually/always	307	41.6 (39.2–44.1)	1,190	49.7 (47.9–51.5)	1,497	47.6 (46.1–49.1)
Discussed confusion or memory loss with health professional^e	346	49.8 (47.2–52.4)	1,434	62.2 (60.5–63.9)	1,780	59.0 (57.6–60.4)

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; ICML, increased confusion or memory loss.

Pairwise deletion used; therefore, totals are not identical for each item.

Reports on 30 individuals were excluded from the age-stratified analysis.

Proxy response to question “As a result of this person’s confusion or memory loss, in which area does this person need the most assistance?”

P = .002.

P < .001.

Table. Proxy Reports of Problems and Health Care Activity for Household Members With Reported ICML, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systema .