Table 2 Effect of older adults’ characteristics on their opinion regarding the most appropriate long-term care option (Home, sheltered house (SH) or nursing home (NH)) expressed for 3 vignettes: bivariate analysis
BADL (N = 2861) | BADL+UI (N = 2907) | BADL+MI (N = 2888) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Home (1925) | SH (747) | NH (189) | p | N | Home (1161) | SH (961) | NH (785) | p | N | Home (697) | SH (745) | NH (1446) | p | |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||
Predisposing factors | |||||||||||||||
Gender | 2861 | 2907 | 2888 | ||||||||||||
Men | 1168 | 72.3 | 21.7 | 6.1 | 0.000 | 1201 | 46.2 | 31.0 | 22.8 | 0.000 | 1195 | 28.5 | 26.4 | 45.0 | 0.000 |
Women | 1693 | 63.9 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 1706 | 35.5 | 34.5 | 30.0 | 1693 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 53.6 | |||
Age group | 2861 | 2907 | 2888 | ||||||||||||
68–72 | 1194 | 67.8 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 0.856 | 1210 | 38.2 | 35.6 | 26.2 | 0.006 | 1206 | 20.2 | 27.8 | 52.0 | 0.000 |
73–77 | 932 | 67.2 | 26.4 | 6.4 | 955 | 39.3 | 34.1 | 26.6 | 942 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 51.7 | |||
78–82 | 735 | 66.7 | 25.9 | 7.5 | 742 | 43.7 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 740 | 30.5 | 24.6 | 44.9 | |||
Nationality | 2854 | 2899 | 2880 | ||||||||||||
Swiss | 2223 | 68.0 | 25.6 | 6.5 | 0.301 | 2252 | 39.2 | 32.7 | 28.1 | 0.090 | 2239 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 51.4 | 0.067 |
Other | 277 | 62.8 | 28.5 | 8.7 | 284 | 45.4 | 32.8 | 21.8 | 279 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 43.4 | |||
Swiss and other nationality | 354 | 66.1 | 28.2 | 5.7 | 363 | 39.7 | 35.8 | 24.5 | 362 | 23.8 | 29.0 | 47.2 | |||
Educational level | 2860 | 2904 | 2885 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory schooling (ISCED 0–2) | 434 | 65.2 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 0.002 | 442 | 41.0 | 29.0 | 30.1 | 0.004 | 439 | 31.2 | 23.7 | 45.1 | 0.003 |
Apprenticeship (ISCED 3) | 1128 | 65.6 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 1147 | 40.3 | 31.0 | 28.8 | 1134 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 51.3 | |||
Baccalaureate (ISCED 4) | 241 | 65.6 | 30.7 | 3.7 | 248 | 32.7 | 43.2 | 24.2 | 242 | 19.8 | 26.9 | 53.3 | |||
Professional diploma (ISCED 6–7) | 493 | 70.2 | 24.3 | 5.5 | 496 | 41.3 | 34.5 | 24.2 | 497 | 21.7 | 28.4 | 49.9 | |||
University or above (ISCED 8) | 564 | 70.6 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 571 | 40.3 | 35.0 | 24.7 | 573 | 21.1 | 28.6 | 50.3 | |||
Enabling factors | |||||||||||||||
Caregiver role | 2820 | 2861 | 2843 | ||||||||||||
No | 2612 | 66.7 | 26.6 | 6.7 | 0.032 | 2655 | 39.2 | 33.6 | 27.2 | 0.012 | 2639 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 50.9 | 0.000 |
Yes | 208 | 75.5 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 206 | 49.0 | 25.2 | 25.7 | 204 | 36.8 | 22.6 | 40.7 | |||
Financial problems | 2843 | 2890 | 2871 | ||||||||||||
No | 2676 | 67.8 | 25.9 | 6.4 | 0.039 | 2720 | 39.5 | 33.3 | 27.2 | 0.489 | 2701 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 50.6 | 0.014 |
Yes | 167 | 59.3 | 30.5 | 10.2 | 170 | 44.1 | 31.2 | 24.7 | 170 | 32.9 | 25.3 | 41.8 | |||
Enabling factors | |||||||||||||||
Knowledge of SH | 2817 | 2862 | 2841 | ||||||||||||
No | 475 | 69.7 | 23.4 | 6.9 | 0.294 | 485 | 44.3 | 33.6 | 22.1 | 0.014 | 485 | 32.2 | 21.4 | 46.4 | 0.000 |
Yes | 2342 | 66.7 | 26.8 | 6.4 | 2377 | 38.8 | 33.1 | 28.1 | 2356 | 21.8 | 26.8 | 51.4 | |||
Knowledge of CHCC | 2806 | 2853 | 2831 | ||||||||||||
No | 427 | 68.6 | 25.1 | 6.3 | 0.789 | 441 | 41.7 | 34.7 | 23.6 | 0.179 | 435 | 32.4 | 22.3 | 45.3 | 0.000 |
Yes | 2379 | 66.9 | 26.4 | 6.6 | 2412 | 39.3 | 32.8 | 27.9 | 2396 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 51.7 | |||
Anxiety | 2841 | 2887 | 2869 | ||||||||||||
No | 2085 | 67.9 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 0.684 | 2121 | 39.4 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 0.592 | 2105 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 50.6 | 0.216 |
Yes | 756 | 66.1 | 27.1 | 6.8 | 766 | 41.5 | 32.1 | 26.4 | 764 | 26.6 | 25.3 | 48.2 | |||
Depression | 2835 | 2880 | 2861 | ||||||||||||
No | 2148 | 68.7 | 25.1 | 6.2 | 0.013 | 2186 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 26.7 | 0.834 | 2175 | 24.4 | 25.7 | 50.1 | 0.941 |
Yes | 687 | 62.7 | 29.3 | 8.0 | 694 | 39.1 | 33.1 | 27.8 | 686 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 50.2 | |||
Isolation feelings | 2856 | 2902 | 2883 | ||||||||||||
Never | 1372 | 69.3 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 0.167 | 1387 | 40.3 | 32.5 | 27.2 | 0.812 | 1377 | 22.7 | 25.1 | 52.2 | 0.064 |
Some | 1293 | 64.9 | 28.0 | 7.1 | 1316 | 39.3 | 33.4 | 27.4 | 1308 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 49.0 | |||
Much | 190 | 68.4 | 24.2 | 7.4 | 199 | 41.7 | 34.7 | 23.6 | 198 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 41.9 | |||
Household composition | 2841 | 2884 | 2863 | ||||||||||||
Alone | 1130 | 60.8 | 29.9 | 9.3 | 0.000 | 1152 | 31.9 | 34.9 | 33.2 | 0.000 | 1137 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 55.2 | 0.000 |
With spouse | 1630 | 72.3 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 1646 | 45.7 | 31.5 | 22.8 | 1642 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 46.4 | |||
With others | 81 | 60.5 | 34.6 | 4.9 | 86 | 36.1 | 39.5 | 24.4 | 84 | 21.4 | 27.4 | 51.2 | |||
Support from family | 2824 | 2870 | 2851 | ||||||||||||
No | 277 | 62.8 | 24.2 | 13.0 | 0.000 | 279 | 38.4 | 33.7 | 28.0 | 0.869 | 272 | 29.4 | 23.9 | 46.7 | 0.086 |
Yes | 2547 | 67.8 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 2591 | 39.9 | 33.2 | 26.9 | 2579 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 50.5 | |||
Enabling factors | |||||||||||||||
Potential informal care | 2836 | 2882 | 2863 | ||||||||||||
Spouse only | 676 | 71.0 | 24.1 | 4.9 | 0.000 | 690 | 48.7 | 30.1 | 21.2 | 0.000 | 690 | 30.6 | 24.9 | 44.5 | 0.000 |
Other family only | 419 | 60.4 | 32.5 | 7.2 | 435 | 33.6 | 35.4 | 31.0 | 431 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 50.4 | |||
Others | 242 | 63.6 | 26.0 | 10.3 | 246 | 36.2 | 33.7 | 30.1 | 239 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 55.7 | |||
None | 326 | 59.2 | 30.4 | 10.4 | 322 | 28.0 | 37.0 | 35.1 | 317 | 16.4 | 25.2 | 58.4 | |||
Multiple responses | 1173 | 71.2 | 23.4 | 5.5 | 1189 | 41.6 | 32.3 | 26.1 | 1186 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 49.8 | |||
Need factors | |||||||||||||||
Cognitive difficulty | 2837 | 2883 | 2865 | ||||||||||||
No | 2458 | 67.6 | 25.8 | 6.7 | 0.783 | 2494 | 39.6 | 33.4 | 27.0 | 0.399 | 2477 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 51.1 | 0.017 |
Yes | 379 | 66.0 | 27.4 | 6.6 | 389 | 42.4 | 30.1 | 27.5 | 388 | 29.6 | 25.3 | 45.1 | |||
Incontinence | 2837 | 2883 | 2865 | ||||||||||||
No | 2450 | 67.6 | 25.8 | 6.6 | 0.738 | 2485 | 40.3 | 32.8 | 26.9 | 0.660 | 2467 | 24.4 | 25.5 | 50.1 | 0.673 |
Yes | 387 | 65.6 | 27.4 | 7.0 | 398 | 37.9 | 33.7 | 28.4 | 398 | 22.4 | 26.6 | 51.0 | |||
Chronic disease (s) | 2846 | 2892 | 2873 | ||||||||||||
0 | 887 | 69.1 | 24.9 | 6.0 | 0.347 | 896 | 39.4 | 32.4 | 28.2 | 0.821 | 894 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 50.2 | 0.647 |
1 | 883 | 65.0 | 27.3 | 7.7 | 902 | 40.5 | 32.7 | 26.8 | 894 | 23.4 | 26.4 | 50.2 | |||
2 and more | 1076 | 67.5 | 26.3 | 6.2 | 1094 | 39.7 | 34.2 | 26.1 | 1085 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 49.8 | |||
Mobility difficulty | 2817 | 2866 | 2847 | ||||||||||||
No | 2342 | 67.9 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 0.192 | 2372 | 39.9 | 33.3 | 26.9 | 0.883 | 2355 | 22.8 | 26.2 | 50.9 | 0.001 |
Yes | 475 | 64.4 | 27.4 | 8.2 | 494 | 41.1 | 32.6 | 26.3 | 492 | 30.7 | 23.8 | 45.5 | |||
ADL limitation | 2825 | 2873 | 2855 | ||||||||||||
No ADL difficulty | 2149 | 68.1 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 0.398 | 2185 | 40.1 | 33.2 | 26.7 | 0.870 | 2170 | 23.0 | 26.1 | 50.9 | 0.124 |
IADL difficulty only | 274 | 63.9 | 27.4 | 8.8 | 270 | 37.8 | 33.3 | 28.9 | 266 | 25.9 | 23.3 | 50.8 | |||
BADL difficulty | 402 | 65.4 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 418 | 41.4 | 31.6 | 27.0 | 419 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 45.8 | |||