Patterns of home- and community‐based services in older adults with dementia: an analysis of the long‐term care system in Taiwan

Table 1 Characteristics of the study group by service use (N = 737)

		Health care service
		Non-users		Users		p value
		n = 493	%	n = 244	%
Age (years) Age	mean ± sd <=70	77.88 90	± 8.52 18 %	81.41 18	± 7.81 7 %	* *
	71–80	166	34 %	73	30 %
	≥ 81	237	48 %	153	63 %
Sex	female	320	65 %	151	62 %	0.421
Sex	male	173	35 %	93	38 %
Marital status	married	288	58 %	127	52 %	0.101
Marital status	divorced/widowed/separated	205	42 %	117	48 %
Caregiver	myself	45	9 %	17	7 %	0.114
	spouse/partner	167	34 %	70	29 %
	children	151	31 %	72	30 %
	relatives/friends	58	12 %	32	13 %
	foreign worker/nursing care	72	15 %	53	22 %
Hypnotics	no	384	78 %	161	66 %	**
Hypnotics	yes	109	22 %	83	34 %
CVD	no	430	87 %	211	86 %	0.880
	yes	47	10 %	24	10 %
CVA	no	422	86 %	191	78 %	**
	yes	55	11 %	44	18 %
Dependency status	without ICF problems	338	69 %	94	39 %	***
	mild	91	18 %	52	21 %
	moderate	38	8 %	57	23 %
	severe	26	5 %	41	17 %
Emotional problems	no	242	49 %	119	49 %	0.935
	yes	251	51 %	125	51 %
Behaviour or psychological problem	no	304	62 %	121	50 %	**
Behaviour or psychological problem	yes	189	38 %	123	50 %

Notes: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; CVD cardiovascular disease, CVA cerebrovascular accident, ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

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