Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 1930), HISlink 2013, Belgium (weighted)
Admitted to nursing home N = 226 (13.3%) | Not admitted to nursing home N = 1704 (86.7%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 80.1 (0.59) | 73.9 (0.26) | <.0001 |
Gender, n (%) | 0.0192 | ||
Male | 106 (45.8) | 992 (57.6) | |
Female | 120 (54.2) | 712 (42.4) | |
Education, n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||
Low | 144 (68.7) | 713 (43.4) | |
Middle | 46 (17.0) | 464 (28.8) | |
High | 36 (14.3) | 527 (27.8) | |
Household income, n(%) | < 0.0001 | ||
Low | 180 (82.5) | 1106 (66.6) | |
High | 46 (17.5) | 598 (33.4) | |
Level of urbanization, n (%) | 0.5857 | ||
Urban | 96 (36.9) | 823 (42.4) | |
Sub-urban | 60 (34.2) | 405 (30.6) | |
Rural | 70 (29.0) | 476 (27.0) | |
Region of residence, n (%) | 0.3470 | ||
Flanders | 83 (62.8) | 630 (60.7) | |
Brussels | 37 (5.0) | 363 (8.1) | |
Wallonia | 106 (32.1) | 711 (31.2) | |
Living situations, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Live alone | 130 (51.9) | 496 (29.0) | |
Not live alone | 96 (48.1) | 1208 (71.0) | |
Appreciation of social contacts, n (%) | 0.0175 | ||
Rather unsatisfied | 32 (14.7) | 132 (8.7) | |
Rather satisfied | 194 (85.3) | 1572 (91.3) | |
Home care service use in the past 12 months preceding the survey, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 102 (45.3) | 346 (19.6) | |
No | 124 (54.7) | 1358 (80.4) | |
Perceived health, n (%) | 0.0049 | ||
Good to very good | 111 (50.4) | 1113 (66.8) | |
Very bad to fair | 115 (49.6) | 591 (33.2) | |
Multimorbidity, median (Q1-Q3)a | 1.64 (0.5–3.5) | 1.79 (0.6–2.9) | 0.0067 |
Long term limitation (GALI), n (%) | 0.0088 | ||
Yes, severely | 30 (16.1) | 160 (10.2) | |
Yes | 87 (32.9) | 477 (25.5) | |
No | 99 (51.0) | 1067 (64.3) | |
Falls, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 79 (36.2) | 286 (16.9) | |
No | 147 (63.8) | 1418 (83.1) | |
Urinary incontinence, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 49 (22.8) | 176 (10.7) | |
No | 177 (77.2) | 1528 (89.3) | |
Depression, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 50 (24.7) | 195 (12.1) | |
No | 176 (75.3) | 1509 (87.9) | |
Alzheimer’s disease, n (%) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 13 (12.6) | 35 (1.7) | |
No | 213 (87.4) | 1669 (98.3) | |
Number of contact with care providers in the past 12 months, median (Q1-Q3)a | 12.66 (7.9–18.7) | 11.2 (6.3–17.7) | 0.0002 |
Hospitalization in the past 12 months preceding the survey, n (%) | 0.0380 | ||
Yes | 59 (28.2) | 323 (19.4) | |
No | 167 (71.8) | 1381 (80.6) |