Table 3: Types of Professional Support Used by Persons with Dementia (in Percentages)

Stages of Dementiaa
Professional Support < 1 Year N=89 1-4 Years N=744 ≥ 4 Years N=661 Total N=1494 p
Day treatment, day care, meeting centre 38.2 49.9 50.2 49.3 0.10
Assistance with housekeeping 34.8 38.3 36.3 37.2 0.66
Assistance with personal care 32.6 35.6 37.2 36.1 0.64
Medical treatment 12.4 21.2 22.1 21.1 0.11
Consultations with a dementia counselor or counselor for the elderly 15.7 19.5 17.9 18.5 0.57
Case management 15.7 15.9 13.6 14.9 0.48
Number of persons receiving some kind of professional support < 1 year N=77 1-4 years N=684 ≥ 4 years N=619 Total N=1406 p
Receiving > 1 type of professional support 54.5 63.7 62.4 61.7 0.28

Note. The table does not indicate the frequency with which types of support were provided.
Differences between the stages of dementia are not statistically significant (chi-square test, p > 0.01)
aEvaluated by the informal caregiver