Table 2.

Comparison of informal support reported in the time‐diaries with informal support reported in the questionnaires

Questionnaire in the 7‐year follow‐up of SAHLSIS	Mean (95% CI) hours of informal support per day in each category reported in the time‐diary
	Practical support	Housework	Support in contacts	Being available
Reported support	0.91 (0.60–1.21)	1.62 (1.17–2.07)	0.78 (0.43–1.13)
Reported no support	—	0.53 (0–1.29)	0.51 (0.21–0.81)
Able to be alone less than half a day				5.95 (1.98–9.93)
Able to be alone more than half a day				3.42 (1.61–5.23)

SAHLSIS, Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke; CI, confidence interval.