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Table 3 Median time spent on HRA (hours per month, 95% CI in parentheses)

From: Time to care? Health of informal older carers and time spent on health related activities: an Australian survey

  Diabetes sub-sample Lung sub-sample NSA sub-sample
Time spent on own health    
Not a carer with chronic condition 10.5 (8.9-12.1) 15.7 (14.1-17.2) 5.9 (5.3-6.5)
Not a carer with no chronic condition    1.3 (0.6-2.0)
Carer with chronic condition 22.2 (9.1-35.2) 23.0 (20.1-25.9) 11.8 (8.3-15.3)
Carer with no chronic condition    3.5 (1.7-5.3)
Time spent caring    
Carer with chronic condition 47.0 (33.1-60.9) 36.0 (24.9-47.1) 30.5 (20.6-40.4)
Carer with no chronic condition    41.5 (10.4-72.6)
Time spent on health – self and caring    
Carer with chronic condition 87.5 (68.8-106.2) 63.2 (46.1-80.2) 54.75 (38.9-70.6)
Carer with no chronic condition    76.5 (33.1-119.9)
  1. 1 Note: includes all values (i.e. includes zeros) but excludes exercise time.
  2. 2. Cells based on samples of less than 10 observations are not reported.
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