Lower care-needs level group | Higher care-needs level group | |||||||||||||
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VNS non-use (n = 1007) | VNS use (n = 60) | χ 2 | p-value | VNS non-use (n = 163) | VNS use (n = 46) | χ 2 | p-value | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||
Female | 788 | 94.9 | 42 | 5.1 | 2.2318 | 0.1352 | 83 | 78.3 | 23 | 21.7 | 0.0122 | 0.9122 | ||
Male | 219 | 92.4 | 18 | 7.6 | 80 | 77.7 | 23 | 22.3 | ||||||
Age | ||||||||||||||
< 75 | 134 | 93.7 | 9 | 6.3 | 0.1399 | 0.7084 | 52 | 83.9 | 10 | 16.1 | 1.7758 | 0.1827 | ||
75≦ | 873 | 94.5 | 51 | 5.5 | 111 | 75.5 | 36 | 24.5 | ||||||
Income Level | ||||||||||||||
Lower income level1 | 965 | 94.6 | 55 | 5.4 | 0.2698 | † | 151 | 79.5 | 39 | 20.5 | 4.6317 | 0.0314* | ||
Higher income level2 | 35 | 89.7 | 4 | 10.3 | 7 | 53.9 | 6 | 46.2 | ||||||
Conditions that caused a need for LTC | ||||||||||||||
Respiratory or heart disease | 50 | 83.3 | 10 | 16.7 | 0.0011** | † | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.7249 | † | ||
Others | 951 | 95.1 | 49 | 4.9 | 154 | 78.6 | 42 | 21.4 | ||||||
Regular hospital visits before entry into the LTCI | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 400 | 93.2 | 29 | 6.8 | 1.7467 | 0.1863 | 92 | 74.2 | 32 | 25.8 | 2.5607 | 0.1096 | ||
No | 607 | 95.1 | 31 | 4.9 | 71 | 83.5 | 14 | 16.5 | ||||||
Period of needing care | ||||||||||||||
< 2 years | 463 | 96.3 | 18 | 3.7 | 5.8298 | 52 | 80.0 | 13 | 20.0 | 0.1893 | 0.6635 | |||
2 years≦ | 530 | 92.8 | 41 | 7.2 | 109 | 77.3 | 32 | 22.7 | ||||||
Caregiver’s sex | ||||||||||||||
Female | 384 | 91.4 | 36 | 8.6 | 2.1439 | 0.1431 | 127 | 77.3 | 38 | 22.7 | 0.4310 | 0.5115 | ||
Male | 182 | 94.8 | 10 | 5.2 | 28 | 82.4 | 6 | 17.7 | ||||||
Caregiver/applicant dyad | ||||||||||||||
Wife/Husband (living with) | 190 | 92.6 | 15 | 7.3 | 1.5985 | 0.2061 | 76 | 76.8 | 23 | 23.2 | 0.3554 | 0.5511 | ||
Others | 787 | 94.9 | 42 | 5.1 | 85 | 80.2 | 21 | 19.8 | ||||||
Clients living with family or not | ||||||||||||||
Living alone | 498 | 96.3 | 19 | 3.7 | 7.0986 | 0.0077** | 18 | 81.8 | 4 | 18.2 | 0.1730 | 0.6775 | ||
Living with family | 497 | 92.6 | 40 | 7.5 | 145 | 78.0 | 41 | 22.0 | ||||||
Corporation type of care management agency | ||||||||||||||
Medical | 259 | 91.8 | 23 | 8.2 | 4.6333 | 0.0314* | 57 | 76.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 0.2700 | 0.6033 | ||
Non-medical | 748 | 95.3 | 37 | 4.7 | 106 | 79.1 | 28 | 20.9 | ||||||
Home-help service use | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 319 | 92.7 | 25 | 7.3 | 2.5861 | 0.1078 | 57 | 78.1 | 16 | 21.9 | 0.0006 | 0.9813 | ||
No | 688 | 95.2 | 35 | 4.8 | 106 | 77.9 | 30 | 20.1 |