Table 4.
Lost work days of patients and their caregivers
| Age group (years) | 60–64 N = 92 |
65–69 N = 85 |
70–79 N = 163 |
≥80 N = 72 |
Total N = 412 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | |||||
| N | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| Mean (SD) | 4.8 (4.00) | 6.4 (13.26) | 12.0 (11.78) | - | 7.6 (10.13) |
| Caregivers | |||||
| N | 5 | 6a | 14 | 15 | 40b |
| (1) Paid employment | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Mean (SD) | 3.0 (2.65) | 10.5 (10.34) | 6.8 (10.31) | 5.5 (5.68) | 6.5 (7.59) |
| (2) Unpaid employment | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 | 7.3 (5.13) | 25.3 (30.83) | 2.5 (0.71) | 11.6 (18.88) |
| (3) Missing | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 | - | 11.2 (8.93) | 13.6 (23.75) | 11.3 (15.92) |
SD standard deviation
a One patient reported both paid and unpaid status at different visits
b Thirty-seven patients reported 40 caregivers in total