Table 1 Overview of the covariates, according to the risk factor groups and data sources, HISlink 2013, Belgium
Covariates | Level of covariates | Data sources | Missing valuesa n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BHIS | BCHI | |||
Predisposing | ||||
Age | x | – | ||
Gender | Male Female | x | – | |
Education | Low Middle High | x | 19 (0.98) | |
Living situations | Live alone Not live alone | x | – | |
Enabling | ||||
Household income | Low High | x | 280 (14.5) | |
Level of urbanization | Urban Sub-urban Rural | x | – | |
Region of residence | Flanders Brussels Wallonia | x | – | |
Appreciation of social contacts | Rather unsatisfied Rather satisfied | x | 440 (22.8) | |
Home care service use in the past 12 months preceding the survey | Yes No | x | 3 (0.16) | |
Need | ||||
Perceived health | Good to very good Very bad to fair | x | 426 (22.1) | |
Multimorbidity | x | 18 (0.88) | ||
Long term limitation (GALI) | Yes, severely Yes No | x | 452 (23.4) | |
Falls | Yes No | x | 114 (5.91) | |
Urinary incontinence | Yes No | x | x | 5 (0.26) |
Depression | Yes No | x | 8 (0.41) | |
Alzheimer’s disease | Yes No | x | x | – |
Number of contact with care providers in the past 12 months | x | – | ||
Hospitalization in the past 12 months preceding the survey | Yes No | x | – | |