Supporting Family Carers of Community-Dwelling Elder with Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Formal care support after 12 months.

Type of care	Difference between both groups at 12 months (Chi², 𝑃)	Overall changes from baseline to 12 months (Chi², 𝑃)
Home nurse	NA	NA
Home assistant	0.0007 (0.97)	0.2 (0.7)
Cleaning service	0.8 (0.3)	0.04 (0.8)
Physiotherapist	3 (0.08)	0.08 (0.8)
Social worker	0.004 (0.9)	0.04 (0.8)
Supervision	1.2 (0.3)	0.2 (0.6)
Meals	0.3 (0.6)	0.2 (0.6)
Personal alarm	0.3 (0.6)	0.08 (0.8)
Day care	0.7 (0.4)	0.7 (0.4)
Paid private help	2.7 (0.1)	8.3 (0.004)
Interdisciplinary communication	1.2 (0.5)	1.3 (0.5)