Table 5 Multiple adjusted odds ratios of stepwise logistic regression analyses on the use of VNS in lower care level (Care support or care levels 1–2)

Sex (female = 1, male = 0)

1.10

0.57–2.02

Age (under75 = 1, 75 and over = 0)

1.12

0.54–2.56

Care-needs level

Support-requested level

1.00*

Care-needs level 1

1.53

0.70–3.74

Care-needs level 2

3.50

1.50–8.93

Conditions that caused the need for LTC (Respiratory or heart disease = 1, others = 0)

4.31

1.88–9.20

Corporation type of care management agency (medical = 1, non-medical = 0)

2.39

1.31–4.33

Period of needing care(< 2 years = 0, ≧2 years = 1)

2.01

1.14–3.78

Clients living with family (yes = 1, no = 0)

1.83

1.00–3.42

Home-help service use(yes = 1, no = 0)

2.12

1.17–3.83

Goodness-of-fit statistics¹ (χ ², p)

8.20

0.41