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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Nursing home adjustment in China: mediating and moderating effects

Variable

Frequency (%)

Scores of the NHAS

(Mean, SD)

t/F

P-value

Age (years)

 

83.20(7.00)

1.664

0.023

 60–69

21(5.5)

74.38(17.47)

  

 70–79

70(18.1)

82.04(16.34)

  

 80–89

224(58.0)

85.56(13.16)

  

  ≥ 90

71(18.4)

85.28(15.21)

  

Gender

  

3.352

0.097

 Male

131(33.9)

82.54(14.98)

  

 Female

255(66.1)

85.14(14.37)

  

Education

  

2.889

0.022

 Primary school and below

100(26.0)

80.23(14.77)

  

 Middle school

75(19.4)

84.24(14.26)

  

 High school or technical secondary school

119(30.8)

86.31(15.02)

  

 Junior college

34(8.8)

85.62(11.17)

  

 Bachelor’s degree or above

58(15.0)

86.26(14.75)

  

Spouse

  

1.492

0.136

 Yes

115(29.8)

85.97(13.86)

  

 No

271(70.2)

83.54(14.88)

  

Religious

  

0.239

0.812

 Yes

54(14.0)

84.70(16.23)

  

 No

332(96.0)

84.19(14.36)

  

Health insurance

  

1.052

0.369

 Medical insurance for urban employees

331(85.8)

84.74(14.41)

  

 Medical insurance for urban residents

34(8.8)

81.41(16.21)

  

 New rural cooperative medical insurance

12(3.1)

79.08(15.79)

  

 Self-paying

9(2.3)

84.56(14.18)

  

ADL by Katz index

 

11.48(1.75)

4.849

 < 0.001

 12 (Completely independent)

339(87.8)

74.85(14.75)

  

 1–11(Partly dependent)

47(12.2)

85.57(14.12)

  

Self-rated health status

  

1.066

0.383

 Very bad

27(7.0)

80.74(18.02)

  

 Bad

124(32.1)

82.64(14.85)

  

 Ordinary

141(36.5)

85.28(13.25)

  

 Good

84(21.8)

85.50(13.82)

  

 Very good

10(2.6)

89.20(23.62)

  

Admission decision

  

6.378

 < 0.001

Oneself

234(60.6)

88.02(12.93)

  

Others

152(39.4)

78.49(15.19)

  

Admission preparation

  

5.000

 < 0.001

 Yes

297(76.9)

86.24(13.90)

  

 No

89(23.1)

77.67(15.08)

  

Admission time (month)

  

2.314

0.076

  < 3

27(7.0)

78.30(15.84)

  

 3–12

78(20.2)

82.85(15.31)

  

 12–36

126(32.6)

84.62(14.90)

  

  > 36

155(40.2)

85.73(13.58)

  

Resident form

  

6.120

0.002

 Alone

123(31.9)

85.01(13.77)

  

 Live with spouse

86(22.2)

88.29(13.46)

  

 Live with others

177(45.9)

81.79(15.29)

  

Monthly expenses (RMB)

  

1.232

0.314

  ≤ 2000

5(1.3)

78.60(15.42)

  

 2001–3000

90(23.3)

84.47(17.90)

  

 3001–4000

140(36.3)

85.50(14.77)

  

 4001–5000

77(19.9)

83.97(12.29)

  

  > 5000

49(12.7)

84.12(11.52)

  

 Not clear

25(6.5)

78.92(12.00)

  
  1. Marital status without spouse includes divorced, unmarried and widowed; ADL Activities of daily living, RMB Chinese money (US$1 = RMB 6.12)