Table 2.

Caregiving Circumstances and the Nature of Assistance Provided

	Help With Health Care Activities
	Substantial Help	Some Help		No Help
Caregiving Circumstance	% [Reference]	%	P Value	%	P Value
Hours of care per week, mean (SE)	28.1 (1.5)	15.1 (1.3)	<.001	8.3 (0.7)	<.001
Travel time to older adults' residence
Coreside	61.1	49.4	<.01	37.6	<.001
≤10 min	21.4	22.0		27.8
11–30 min	15.6	25.7		30.8
≥31 min	1.9	2.9		3.8
Duration of caregiving, y
<1	5.4	7.0	.22	11.0	.02
1–4	44.1	48.1		38.0
>4	50.4	44.9		50.9
Nature of Assistance Provided
Disability-related activity
Shopping	96.3	89.3	<.001	82.3	<.001
Transportation	92.4	86.2	<.001	80.4	<.001
Housework	95.6	82.0	<.001	72.1	<.001
Mobility	80.6	69.0	<.001	60.6	<.001
Banking	78.1	55.7	<.001	30.2	<.001
Self-care	70.4	43.0	<.001	31.2	<.001
Health system logistics
Make appointments	90.8	53.1	<.001	14.8	<.001
Order medicines	83.6	36.7	<.001	16.6	<.001
Handle insurance issues	38.0	21.5	<.001	7.3	<.001
Health management
Diet	45.1	24.1	<.001	15.2	<.001
Foot care	44.1	23.9	<.001	14.1	<.001
Skin care	38.8	23.1	<.001	7.9	<.001
Exercise	33.0	19.6	<.001	10.1	<.001
Dental care	28.2	9.2	<.001	3.6	<.001