Table 2.

Care needs and care arrangements reported by informal caregivers (N = 693)

				without		with
		overall		dementia		dementia
		n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Care needs	Needs care much of the time	330	47.6	101	30.0	229	64.3	<0.001
	Needs care some of the time	363	52.4	236	70.0	127	37.7
Informal caregivers’ involvement in care	One of the main “hands on” caregivers	396	57.1	200	59.3	196	55.1	<0.001
	One of the main “organizational” caregivers	223	32.2	84	24.9	139	39.0
	Only slightly involved in providing or organizing care	65	9.4	47	13.9	18	5.1
	Not at all involved in providing or organizing care	9	1.3	6	1.8	3	0.8
Who provides “hands on’ care	One or more family members	442	64.8	243	73.0	199	57.0	<0.001
	One or more unpaid friends or neighbors	8	1.2	7	2.1	1	0.3
	One or more paid caregivers	232	34	83	24.9	149	42.7
Given up or cut down on work	Yes, given up	55	8.1	22	6.7	33	9.4	0.301
	Yes, cut down	76	11.2	34	10.3	42	12.0
	No	550	80.8	274	83.0	276	78.6
Friends or relatives help with care	No	559	80.8	277	82.2	282	79.4	0.357
	Yes	133	19.2	60	17.8	73	20.6
Paid help during the day	No paid help	384	55.7	223	66.8	161	45.4	<0.001
	Occasional	14	2	6	1.8	8	2.3
	Regular	98	14.2	37	11.1	61	17.2
	Constant	193	28	68	20.4	125	35.2
Paid help during the night	No paid help	503	73.5	266	80.1	237	67.3	<0.001
	Sleep-in paid help	141	20.6	49	14.8	92	26.1
	Waking paid help	40	5.8	17	5.1	23	6.5