The Census and Statistics Department today (15th) published a new issue of the "Hong Kong Monthly Diary of Statistics", which included a feature article "Overview of Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases in Hong Kong and Characteristics of Their Caregivers". 248,000 chronically ill patients have someone else to take care of them in their daily life, and the median weekly care hours of their caregivers are 42 hours and 35 hours respectively.
The survey also asked caregivers about mental stress. Among the 150,800 disabled persons and 162,000 chronically ill main caregivers, 52.4% and 54.9% respectively felt mental stress due to caring in the month before the survey.
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There are more than 2.33 million people with disabilities and chronic diseases, about 40% are 70 years old or above
According to a feature article just released by the Census and Statistics Department, in 2020 there are 534,200 people with disabilities (excluding those with intellectual disabilities) and 1,799,100 chronically ill patients in Hong Kong, totaling more than 2.333 million people.
As for the total number of mentally handicapped people in Hong Kong, according to rough statistical estimates, there are about 77,000 to 90,000 people.
Analyzed by age, among the 534,000 persons with disabilities and nearly 1.8 million chronically ill persons, persons aged 70 and above accounted for 44.5% and 40% respectively.
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Most caregivers are children, son-in-law and daughter-in-law
Of all persons with disabilities and chronically ill persons, 204,200 persons with disabilities and 248,000 persons with chronic illnesses are living in households and are cared for by others due to health conditions or special needs (i.e. difficulties in daily life or using assistive devices) its daily life.
Among the main caregivers who take care of the above-mentioned disabled persons, 28.7% are their children, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, 28.2% are their spouses, and 15% are their parents.
As for the main caregivers of chronically ill patients, nearly 31.9% are their children, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, 28.9% are their spouses, and 24.5% are their domestic helpers.
According to the statistical survey, the median weekly hours of caring for the disabled and the chronically ill are 42 hours and 35 hours respectively.
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Median weekly hours of care for persons with disabilities: 42 hours Chronically ill: 35 hours
As for the number of hours of care, the statistical survey indicates that the median hours of care for the disabled and the chronically ill are 42 hours and 35 hours a week respectively.
The statistical survey also asked about the mental stress of caregivers. 150,800 people with disabilities and 162,000 chronically ill patients had specific caregivers (relatives or friends who took care of them for the longest time in a week). Among these caregivers, 52.4 % and 54.9% of the main specific caregivers felt mental pressure due to caregiving one month before the statistics.
30.9% of caregivers of persons with disabilities who feel mental stress describe the level as mild to severe
Among the caregivers of persons with disabilities who felt mental stress due to caring, 60.5% described the degree of mental stress they felt last time as mild, and 30.9% described the degree as ranging from mild to severe.
Among the caregivers of chronically ill patients who felt mental stress due to caring, 56% described the degree of mental stress as mild, and 27% described the degree as ranging from mild to severe.
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