Table 2.
Daily informal care time and personal costs of dementia care sorted by care-need levels
| Support-required level | Care-needs level 1 | Care-needs level 2 | Care-needs level 3 | Care-needs level 4 | Care-needs level 5 | |
| Informal care time (hours/day) | ||||||
| ADL | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.56 (3.23) | 2.23 (2.54) | 2.92 (2.90) | 3.44 (2.90) | 3.99 (2.40) | 4.60 (3.85) |
| Median ((IQR) | 1.67 (2.00) | 1.50 (2.50) | 2.00 (3.00) | 3.00 (3.50) | 4.00 (3.00) | 3.33 (4.00) |
| IADL | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.35 (2.62) | 2.46 (3.05) | 2.88 (3.26) | 2.82 (2.92) | 3.03 (2.59) | 3.45 (3.77) |
| Median (IQR) | 2.00 (2.00) | 1.50 (2.00) | 2.00 (2.00) | 2.00 (2.50) | 2.00 (3.13) | 2.00 (4.00) |
| Personal cost of dementia care (US$) | ||||||
| Informal care cost | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1518 (2017) | 1271 (1526) | 1754 (1982) | 2181 (2220) | 2112 (2104) | 2672 (2314) |
| Median (IQR) | 747 (1646) | 709 (1440) | 1090 (1697) | 1366 (2459) | 1535 (1466) | 1939 (2240) |
| OPP for LTC services covered by insurance | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 148 (190) | 158 (174) | 244 (209) | 313 (217) | 301 (202) | 318 (218) |
| Median (IQR) | 49 (172) | 49 (123) | 172 (319) | 368 (441) | 368 (196) | 368 (441) |
| OPP for care services not covered by insurance | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 158 (336) | 95 (156) | 278 (695) | 303 (543) | 241 (579) | 352 (998) |
| Median (IQR) | 49 (172) | 49 (172) | 49 (368) | 172 (319) | 49 (368) | 49 (368) |
ADL, Activities of Daily Living; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; LTC, long-term care; OPP, out-of-pocket payments.