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Table 4 Preference heterogeneity across physical and psychosocial health status in latent class model

From: Preference of caregivers on residential care homes for older persons with versus without communication problems: a discrete choice experiment

 

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Coeff.

95%CI

Coeff.

95%CI

Coeff.

95%CI

Attribute levels

 Type of care homes: NGO care homes

0.78*

(0.56, 0.99)

0.97

(− 0.16, 2.10)

−1.13*

(− 2.10, − 0.17)

 Distance: half an hour to one hour travelling time

0.38*

(0.18, 0.57)

0.58

(−0.69, 1.85)

− 0.16

(− 0.93, 0.61)

 Distance: Within half an hour travelling time

0.58*

(0.33, 0.83)

0.80

(−0.57, 2.17)

0.00

(−1.19, 1.19)

 Room type: shared room (2–3 people)

0.46*

(0.26, 0.67)

0.94

(−0.60, 2.48)

−0.34

(−1.13, 0.44)

 Room type: single room

0.63*

(0.35, 0.90)

2.15*

(0.53, 3.77)

0.75

(−0.66, 2.16)

 Manpower: more healthcare professionals

−0.03

(−0.17, 0.12)

0.41

(−0.63, 1.45)

6.21

(−113.34, 125.76)

 Enhanced service: flexible choice of enhanced services

0.01

(−0.16, 0.19)

0.77

(−0.30, 1.84)

7.12

(− 112.48, 126.72)

 Copayment (per HK$1000)

−0.37*

(− 0.45, − 0.29)

0.08

(− 0.35, 0.52)

0.35

(− 0.07, 0.78)

 Opt-out

−3.92*

(−4.73, − 3.11)

4.54*

(2.36, 6.71)

−5.62

(− 745.72, 734.48)

 Class share

0.643

 

0.030

 

0.327

 

Membership

 Communication problem

0.79*

(0.12, 1.46)

−0.04

(−1.22, 1.14)

Ref

–

 ADL impairment

−1.01

(−5.06, 3.03)

−2.93

(−6.82, 0.95)

Ref

–

 Cognitive impairment

0.26

(−0.68, 1.20)

−0.54

(−1.93, 0.84)

Ref

–

 Obs

3396

     

 Log likelihood

− 757.976

     

 BIC

1515.952

     
  1. *P < 0.05; the reference levels of the attributes are: 1) Type of care homes: private for-profit homes; 2) Distance: Over one hour travelling time; 3) Room type: Shared room (4–6 people); 4) Manpower: more care workers; and 5) Enhanced service: limited choices in enhanced services