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Table 4 The odds ratios of community environment resources for dependency by the social support levels-specific

From: Association between community environment and dependency among the elderly people from a service provision perspective

 

Variables

Multivariable adjusted

Odds Ratios

95% CI

P value

LSS*

Received community health services

1.28

1.02

1.60

0.036

Emergency call or monitoring system

2.42

1.29

4.52

0.006

Transportation service

2.19

1.18

4.07

0.013

The need for health assessment

1.89

1.06

3.36

0.031

Regular lectures on health knowledge

1.98

1.29

3.02

0.002

Volunteer Service

0.44

0.25

0.76

0.004

Cafe or tea room

0.30

0.17

0.51

 < 0.001

HSS*

Received community health services

1.54

1.25

1.89

 < 0.001

Community geriatric ward

2.37

1.24

4.53

0.009

Short-term care home

2.93

1.37

6.25

0.006

Regular lectures on health knowledge

1.82

1.15

2.89

0.011

System of regular visits

1.95

1.25

3.06

0.004

Emergency call or monitoring system

0.40

0.21

0.77

0.006

Elder university

0.50

0.30

0.86

0.011

Supermarket and agricultural market

0.52

0.33

0.80

0.003

  1. *LSS Low levels of social support
  2. *HSS High levels of social support