Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the study variables
Variable | Respondent groups | |
|---|---|---|
Residential care facility (RCF) (n = 27,872) | Home care service (HCS) (n = 82,834) | |
Dependent variables | Percentage (counts in parenthesis) | Percentage (counts in parenthesis) |
Anxiety | ||
3 = Yes, severely 2 = Yes, slight 1 = No | 12% (3,316) 51% (13,869) 37% (9,952) | 6% (5,096) 41% (32,972) 53% (43, 461) |
Loneliness | ||
1 = Yes, often 2 = Yes, sometimes 3 = No | 19% (4,696) 50% (12,171) 30% (7,356) | 13% (9,738) 40% (31,019) 47% (36,901) |
Independent variables | ||
Proportion of respondents aged older than 80 years | 80% (count = 22,208, mean age: 87 years) | 71% (count = 58,677, mean age: 84 years) |
Proportion of females | 68% (18,871) | 65% (53,932) |
Prevalence of dementia | 21% (5,739) | 8% (6,232) |
Self-rated health: Poor or worse | 31% (8,622) | 22% (17,869) |
Household status: Living alone | - | 74% (59,717) |
Disrespect (exposure %) | 24% (6,172) | 16% (12,700) |
Mobility: Unable to move unaided or great difficulty in moving | 82% (22,677) | 72% (58,692) |
Proxy response | 64% (17,565) | 31% (23,995) |
Respondents from three major regions, Stockholm, Skåne and Västra Götaland (% of total in 21 regions) | 47% (13,007) | 49% (40,595) |