Unmet care needs in the oldest old with social loss experiences: results of a representative survey

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Results of the negative binomial regression analysis for cross-sectional prediction of unmet needs

Model-Variables	IRR	RSE	z	p-value	95% CI
Social loss experiences (within last 12 months)^a	Chi2 (3) = 13.15, p = .004
Close family loss (partner/child)	1.857	0.352	3.268	.001	1.281–2.691
Other relatives loss (siblings/other relatives)	0.938	0.178	−0.339	.735	0.647–1.360
Non-family loss (friends/neighbors/others)	1.363	0.251	1.678	.093	0.949–1.957
Female	1.040	0.147	0.279	.780	0.789–1.372
Age	1.026	0.013	2.055	.040	1.001–1.051
Marital Status^b	Chi2 (2) = 15.26, p = .001
Married	0.812	0.292	−0.579	.562	0.402–1.642
Widowed	0.569	0.083	−3.862	<.000	0.427–0.758
ISCED^c	Chi2 (2) = 1.36, p = .506
Moderate	1.107	0.212	0.531	.595	0.761–1.611
High	1.226	0.236	1.061	.289	0.841–1.788
Domicile^d	Chi2 (2) = 3.44, p = .179
Living together with partner	0.740	0.261	−0.853	.394	0.370–1.479
Living with relatives/others	1.471	0.358	1.584	.113	0.913–2.371
GDS	1.228	0.033	7.745	<.000	1.166–1.294
EQ-5D VAS	0.998	0.003	−0.492	.623	0.992–1.005
LSNS	0.969	0.010	−2.902	.004	0.949–0.990
Number of illnesses	1.091	0.028	3.421	.001	1.038–1.146
Constant	0.066	0.075	−2.390	.017	0.007–.613
lnalpha	−.1509662	.1775947			−0.499 – 0.197
Alpha	.8598767	.1527096			0.607–1.218

Notes. IRR Incidence Rate Ratio; RSE Robust Standard Error; z test statistic; CI Confidence Intervall; ^aReference group for social loss experiences = no loss; ^bReference group for marital status = single/divorced; ^cISCED = International Standard Classification of Education, reference group = low; ^dReference group for domicile = living alone in private household; GDS Geriatric Depression Scale; EQ-5D VAS the visual analogue scale of the EQ-5D questionnaire; LSNS Lubben Social Network Scale

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