Table 3 Service use and change in care needs levels in the higher care needs level subgroup (n = 132)
From: Relationship between home care service use and changes in the care needs level of Japanese elderly
| Â | Change in the care needs level | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Sustained or Improved (SI group) n = 116 | Deteriorated (D group) n = 16 | Â | Â |
Service use | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p-value |
Home help†| 47 (41) | 8 (50) | 0.52 | 0.473 |
Home bath service††| 24 (21) | 4 (25) |  | 0.746 |
Visiting nurse††| 29 (25) | 7 (44) |  | 0.137 |
Home rehabilitation††| 4 (3) | 1 (6) |  | 0.482 |
Nursing home daycare†| 73 (63) | 9 (56) | 0.27 | 0.606 |
Health daycare††| 12 (10) | 4 (25) |  | 0.106 |
Loan of devices††| 86 (74) | 13 (81) |  | 0.760 |
Respite stay in a nursing home†| 52 (45) | 7 (44) | 0.01 | 0.935 |
Respite stay in health care facilities††| 4 (3) | 0 (0) |  | 1.000 |
Respite stay in sanatorium-type medical care facilities††| 2 (2) | 1 (6) |  | 0.324 |
Medical management by a physician††| 15 (13) | 6 (38) |  | 0.022* |
Number of kinds of care services used†††|  |  |  |  |
0 | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | Â | 0.113 |
1 | 11 (9) | 1 (6) | Â | Â |
2 | 29 (25) | 3 (19) | Â | Â |
3 | 32 (28) | 3 (19) | Â | Â |
4 | 26 (22) | 5 (31) | Â | Â |
5 | 11 (9) | 1 (6) | Â | Â |
6 | 4 (3) | 2 (13) | Â | Â |
7 | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 3.00 (1.18) | 3.75 (1.65) | Â | Â |