Table 2 Personal health status with evaluation of old-age care mode selection
Index | Evaluation of old-age care mode selection ( \(\overline{x} \pm s\)) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HOCMa | COCMb | Retirement village | Nursing homes | |
Physical health | ||||
 Very good | 4.33 ± 0.871***d | 4.04 ± 0.991*** | 3.96 ± 1.037*** | 3.81 ± 1.095*** |
 Good | 3.98 ± 0.737 | 3.59 ± 0.757 | 3.67 ± 0.809 | 3.38 ± 0.835 |
 Generally | 3.90 ± 0.780 | 3.51 ± 0.738 | 3.58 ± 0.810 | 3.26 ± 0.872 |
 Poor | 3.81 ± 0.634 | 3.42 ± 0.857 | 3.46 ± 0.668 | 3.34 ± 0.901 |
 Very poor | 4.00 ± 1.225 | 3.00 ± 1.225 | 3.22 ± 1.202 | 2.56 ± 0.882 |
Self-care skills | ||||
 Fully self-care | 4.17 ± 0.825*** | 3.83 ± 0.888*** | 3.78 ± 0.966** | 3.52 ± 1.014 |
 Some rely on others | 3.93 ± 0.721 | 3.50 ± 0.789 | 3.65 ± 0.751 | 3.44 ± 0.869 |
 Dependent on others | 3.56 ± 0.854 | 3.28 ± 1.054 | 3.51 ± 0.798 | 3.23 ± 0.922 |
Disease | ||||
 Not sick | 4.14 ± 0.875** | 3.86 ± 0.905*** | 3.83 ± 0.959*** | 3.60 ± 1.040*** |
 One | 3.99 ± 0.759 | 3.60 ± 0.766 | 3.69 ± 0.765 | 3.37 ± 0.805 |
 Two | 4.02 ± 0.680 | 3.59 ± 0.817 | 3.52 ± 0.781 | 3.44 ± 0.886 |
 Three and more | 3.90 ± 0.667 | 3.07 ± 0.880 | 3.45 ± 0.963 | 3.14 ± 0.974 |
Caregiverc | ||||
 Own | 4.29 ± 0.819*** | 4.03 ± 0.982*** | 4.05 ± 0.928*** | 3.86 ± 1.054*** |
 Spouse | 4.08 ± 0.767 | 3.75 ± 0.813 | 3.77 ± 0.854 | 3.51 ± 0.896 |
 Children | 4.05 ± 0.750 | 3.49 ± 0.839 | 3.52 ± 0.843 | 3.22 ± 0.950 |
 Relatives or others | 3.71 ± 0.999 | 3.60 ± 0.961 | 3.64 ± 1.031 | 3.59 ± 0.951 |