All | VNS | χ 2 | p-value | ||||||
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Non-use | Use | ||||||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
All | 1276 | 100 | 1170 | 91.7 | 106 | 8.3 | |||
Sex | |||||||||
Female | 936 | 73.4 | 871 | 93.1 | 65 | 6.9 | 8.5645 | 0.0034** | |
Male | 340 | 26.7 | 299 | 87.9 | 41 | 12.1 | |||
Age | |||||||||
< 65 | 12 | 1.0 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.9729 | † | |
65–74 | 159 | 13.5 | 144 | 90.6 | 15 | 9.4 | |||
75–84 | 551 | 46.8 | 511 | 92.7 | 40 | 7.3 | |||
85≦ | 456 | 38.7 | 413 | 90.6 | 43 | 9.4 | |||
Household Income Level | |||||||||
Lower income level | 1210 | 95.9 | 1116 | 92.2 | 94 | 7.8 | 8.6624 | 0.0032**1 | |
Income level 2 | 856 | 67.8 | 791 | 92.4 | 65 | 7.6 | |||
Income level 3 | 354 | 28.1 | 325 | 91.8 | 29 | 8.2 | |||
Higher income level(paying personal tax) | 52 | 4.1 | 42 | 80.8 | 10 | 19.2 | |||
Income level 4 | 40 | 3.1 | 33 | 82.5 | 7 | 17.5 | |||
Income level 5 | 12 | 1.0 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 | |||
Care-Needs Level | |||||||||
Lower care-needs level | 1067 | 83.6 | 1007 | 94.4 | 60 | 5.6 | < 0.0001**2 | † | |
Support-requested Level | 305 | 28.6 | 297 | 97.4 | 8 | 2.6 | |||
Care-Needs Level 1 | 577 | 45.2 | 547 | 94.8 | 30 | 5.2 | |||
Care-Needs Level 2 | 185 | 14.5 | 163 | 88.1 | 22 | 11.9 | |||
Higher care-needs level | 209 | 16.4 | 163 | 78.0 | 46 | 22.0 | |||
Care-Needs Level 3 | 98 | 7.7 | 83 | 84.7 | 15 | 15.3 | |||
Care-Needs Level 4 | 65 | 5.1 | 53 | 81.5 | 12 | 18.5 | |||
Care-Needs Level 5 | 46 | 3.6 | 27 | 58.7 | 19 | 41.3 | |||
Conditions that caused a need for LTC | |||||||||
Respiratory or heart disease | 72 | 5.7 | 59 | 81.9 | 13 | 19.1 | 9.8439 | 0.0017**3 | |
Heart disease | 47 | 3.7 | 44 | 93.6 | 3 | 6.4 | |||
Respiratory disease | 25 | 2.0 | 15 | 60.0 | 10 | 40.0 | |||
Others | 1196 | 94.3 | 1105 | 92.4 | 91 | 7.6 | |||
Stroke | 318 | 25.1 | 283 | 89.0 | 35 | 11.0 | |||
Fracture | 73 | 5.8 | 72 | 98.6 | 1 | 1.4 | |||
Rheumatism | 300 | 23.7 | 285 | 95.0 | 15 | 5.0 | |||
Incurable disease | 38 | 3.0 | 34 | 89.5 | 4 | 10.5 | |||
Aging | 105 | 8.0 | 92 | 90.2 | 10 | 9.8 | |||
Dementia | 95 | 7.5 | 88 | 92.6 | 7 | 7.4 | |||
Others | 268 | 21.1 | 249 | 92.9 | 19 | 7.1 | |||
Unclear | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Regular hospital visits before entry to the LTCI | |||||||||
Yes | 553 | 43.3 | 492 | 89.0 | 61 | 11.0 | 9.5041 | 0.0021** | |
No | 723 | 56.7 | 678 | 93.8 | 45 | 6.2 | |||
Period of needing care | |||||||||
< 2 years | 546 | 43.4 | 515 | 94.3 | 31 | 5.7 | 0.0035*4 | † | |
< 1 year | 168 | 13.3 | 160 | 95.2 | 8 | 4.8 | |||
1 year≦, < 2 years | 378 | 30.1 | 355 | 93.9 | 23 | 6.1 | |||
2 years≦ | 712 | 56.6 | 639 | 89.8 | 73 | 10.2 | |||
2 years≦, < 3 years | 146 | 11.6 | 133 | 91.1 | 13 | 8.9 | |||
3 years≦, < 5 years | 213 | 16.9 | 185 | 86.8 | 28 | 13.2 | |||
5 years≦ | 353 | 28.1 | 321 | 90.9 | 32 | 9.1 | |||
Caregiver’s sex | |||||||||
Female | 587 | 72.2 | 513 | 87.4 | 74 | 12.6 | 5.0630 | 0.0244* | |
Male | 226 | 27.8 | 210 | 92.9 | 16 | 7.1 | |||
Caregiver’s Age | |||||||||
< 65 | 30 | 3.7 | 25 | 83.3 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.7008 | † | |
65–74 | 399 | 49.3 | 361 | 90.5 | 38 | 9.5 | |||
75–84 | 211 | 26.1 | 181 | 85.8 | 30 | 14.2 | |||
85≦ | 169 | 20.9 | 152 | 89.4 | 17 | 10.1 | |||
Caregiver/applicant dyad | |||||||||
Wife/Husband (living with) | 304 | 24.5 | 266 | 87.5 | 38 | 12.5 | 10.1729 | 0.0014**5 | |
Others | 935 | 75.6 | 872 | 93.3 | 63 | 6.7 | |||
Son/Daughter (living with) | 178 | 14.4 | 162 | 91.0 | 16 | 9.0 | |||
Daughter/Son-in-law (living with) | 85 | 6.9 | 76 | 89.4 | 9 | 10.6 | |||
Other relatives living together | 16 | 1.3 | 15 | 93.8 | 1 | 6.3 | |||
Others | 656 | 53.0 | 619 | 94.4 | 37 | 5.6 | |||
Clients living with family or not | |||||||||
Living alone | 539 | 42.7 | 516 | 95.7 | 23 | 4.3 | 19.6464 | < 0.0001** | |
Living with family | 723 | 57.3 | 642 | 88.8 | 81 | 11.2 | |||
Corporation type of care management agency | |||||||||
Medical | 357 | 28.0 | 316 | 88.5 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5698 | 0.0104*6 | |
Non-medical | 919 | 72.0 | 854 | 92.9 | 65 | 7.1 | |||
Social | 773 | 60.6 | 721 | 93.3 | 52 | 6.7 | |||
Others | 146 | 11.4 | 133 | 91.1 | 13 | 8.9 | |||
Home-Help Service use | |||||||||
Yes | 417 | 32.7 | 376 | 90.2 | 41 | 9.8 | 1.8910 | 0.1691 | |
No | 859 | 67.3 | 794 | 92.4 | 65 | 7.6 |