Table 3.

Informal caregivers’ participation in activities of daily living (ADLs) of older residents (N = 693)

				without		with
		overall		dementia		dementia
	time spent in
	24 hours	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Communicating	No time	401	59.1	235	71.4	166	47.4	<0.001
with the person	1 to 2 h	186	27.4	69	21.0	117	33.4
	More than 2 h	92	13.5	25	7.6	67	19.1
Using transport	No time	599	87.4	288	86.0	311	88.9	0.708
	Less than 1 h	40	5.8	22	6.6	18	5.1
	1 to 2 h	23	3.4	13	3.9	10	2.9
	More than 2 h	23	3.4	12	3.6	11	3.1
Dressing	No time	527	76.6	292	87.4	235	66.4	<0.001
	Less than 1 h	130	18.9	34	10.2	96	27.1
	1 to 2 h	21	3.1	5	1.5	16	4.5
	More than 2 h	10	1.5	3	0.9	7	2.0
Feeding	No time	445	64.6	258	77.0	187	52.8	<0.001
	Less than 1 h	172	25	60	17.9	112	31.6
	1 to 2 h	47	6.8	10	3.0	37	10.5
	More than 2 h	25	3.6	7	2.1	18	5.1
Grooming	No time	563	81.8	306	91.6	257	72.6	<0.001
	Less than 1 h	95	13.8	22	6.6	73	20.6
	1 to 2 h	18	2.6	3	0.9	15	4.2
	More than 2 h	12	1.7	3	0.9	9	2.5
Supervising the person	No time	542	80.5	289	87.8	253	73.5	<0.001
	1 to 2 h	73	10.8	23	7.0	50	14.5
	More than 2 h	58	8.6	17	5.2	41	11.9
Helping with toileting	No time	542	78.8	296	88.6	246	69.5	<0.001
	Less than 1 h	98	14.2	26	7.8	72	20.3
	1 to 2 h	36	5.2	9	2.7	27	7.6
	More than 2 h	12	1.7	3	0.9	9	2.5
Helping with bathing	No time	526	76.2	291	86.9	235	66.2	<0.001
	Less than 1 hour	124	18	38	11.3	86	24.2
	1 to 2 h	30	4.3	3	0.9	27	7.6
	More than 2 h	10	1.4	3	0.9	7	2.0