Table 2 Family caregivers’ assistance with basic activities of daily living and its level
n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Assistance with early-loss ADL | ||
Dressing (n = 217) | 146 (67.3) | |
Combing hair (n = 217) | 102 (47) | |
Brushing of teeth (n = 213) | 68 (31.9) | |
Any early loss ADL (n = 218) | 153 (70.2) | |
Assistance with middle-loss ADL | ||
Toilet use (n = 217) | 149 (68.7) | |
Cleansing (n = 215) | 84 (39.1) | |
Moving between locations (n = 216) | 175 (81) | |
Transfer to/from chair (n = 216) | 155 (71.8) | |
Bathing (n = 216) | 122 (56.5) | |
Any middle loss ADL (n = 218) | 190 (87.2) | |
Assistance with late-loss ADL | ||
Bed mobility (n = 216) | 149 (69) | |
Eating (n = 216) | 136 (63) | |
Any late loss ADL (n = 217) | 167 (77) | |
Level of assistance provided by family caregiver with basic ADLs (n = 218) | ||
Level 1 (no assistance / assistance with early-loss ADL) | 26 (11.9) | |
Level 2 (assistance with middle-loss ADL ± assistance with early-loss ADL) | 25 (11.5) | |
Level 3 (assistance with late loss ADL ± assistance with early / middle-loss ADL) | 167 (76.6) | |