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Table 3 Relationship between types of support and knowledge of respite services

From: Knowledge, help-seeking and efficacy to find respite services: an exploratory study in help-seeking carers of people with dementia in the context of aged care reforms

Carer Characteristics

Total, n = 81

Named 3 services n = 42

Named < 3 services n = 39

P*

Formal support, yesa

50 (64.9%)

30 (75.0%)

20 (54.1%)

.061

Informal support, yesa

40 (52.6%)

27 (65.9%)

13 (37.1%)

.021

Caregiver training, yes

43 (53.1%)

21 (50.0%)

22 (56.4%)

.658

Carer Support Group, yesa

40 (50.0%)

20 (52.6%)

20 (47.6%)

.823

Assist to find services (navigate), yesa

53 (77.9%)

33 (91.7%)

20 (62.5%)

.007

  1. Note. Cell values represent frequencies (%) for categorical variables. All analysed using Fisher’s exact test. *Significance set at p ≤ 0.01 due to Bonferroni correction. aValid percent is reported due to missing data