Table 1 List of variables used in explanatory analysis

Dependent

Logistic regression:

2 levels:

(1)     no LTC

0 if no LTC;

(2)     any kind of LTC

1 if any kind of LTC;

Multinomial logistic regression:

4 levels:

(3)     informal care

1; reference category

Inpatient care:

(4)     private rest homes

2;

(5)     social residential homes

3;

(6)     nursing homes

4;

Independent

 Predisposing factors:

  age

in ten years brackets: ≥ 50–60 (reference category); ≥60–70; ≥70–80; ≥80–90; ≥90

  sex

1 - female, 0 - male;

  education level

1 - primary education (reference category), 2 - secondary education, 3 - tertiary education;

 Enabling factors:

  having a living partner

1 if resident has a living partner or spouse, 0 - if doesn’t have;

  having a living children

1 if resident has a living children or spouse, 0 - if doesn’t have;

  frequency of family members visits

1 if resident has visited / helped at least once a week (frequency visits in case of in-patient care and frequency of receiving personal or domestic help in case of informal care), 0 - if less visited / helped;

  size of resident’s place of living

1 - village (reference category), 2 - small town (less than 20k inhabitants), 3 - medium town (20k-100k inhabitants), 4 - big city (more than 100k inhabitants);

 Need factors

  number of ADL limitations

(0–5)

 Particular ADL limitations:

  bathing

1- if resident has a bathing limitation; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  dressing

1- if resident has a dressing limitation; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  transferring

1- if resident has a transferring limitation; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  feeding

1- if resident has a feeding limitation; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  toileting or continence^a

1- if resident has a toileting or continence limitation; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  number of chronic diseases

(0–13)

 Particular chronic diseases:

  Parkinson’s disease

1- if resident has a Parkinson’s disease; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  heart diseases (incl. myocardial infarction)

1- if resident has a heart disease; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  respiratory system diseases

1- if resident has a respiratory system disease; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  hypertension

1- if resident has a hypertension; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  diabetes

1- if resident has a diabetes; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  chronic renal failure

1- if resident has a chronic renal failure; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  depression

1- if resident has a depression; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  Alzheimer or dementia diseases

1- if resident has a Alzheimer or dementia disease; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  mental health problems - other

1- if resident has a other mental health problem; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  cancer

1- if resident has a cancer; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  vision impairment

1- if resident has a vision impairment; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  hearing impairment

1- if resident has a hearing impairment; 0 - if doesn’t have;

  other diseases (incl. stroke, somatic problems)

1- if resident has other diseases; 0 - if doesn’t have;