Table 3.

Mean Difference Analysis Based on the Experience of Using Health and Medical Institutions

Variable	Item	N	Mean	SD	t-value
Service necessity	Any	300	3.1300	0.58957	3.619*
	None	200	2.9250	0.66452
Health satisfaction	Any	300	3.0367	0.69541	−3.274*
	None	200	3.2450	0.69815
Number of chronic diseases	Any	300	2.1133	0.92557	4.511*
	None	200	1.7500	0.81290
Chronic 1 before	Any	217	2.7834	0.77226	−1.255
	None	108	2.8981	0.78466
Chronic 1 after	Any	217	2.9309	0.76969	−1.389
	None	108	3.0556	0.74675
Chronic 2 before	Any	94	2.7660	0.78186	−0.293
	None	37	2.8108	0.81096
Chronic 2 after	Any	94	2.9043	0.71946	0.228
	None	37	2.8649	0.94757
1-year-before health	Any	300	3.0267	0.74911	−3.515*
	None	200	3.2650	0.73312
1-year-after health	Any	300	3.0600	0.71046	−3.096*
	None	200	3.2600	0.70347
Mobility (before)	Any	300	4.1300	0.98131	−2.744*
	None	200	4.3650	0.86923
Mobility (after)	Any	300	4.1500	0.91119	−2.415*
	None	200	4.3500	0.90087
Self-care (before)	Any	300	4.3533	0.87810	−3.103*
	None	200	4.5850	0.71788
Self-care (after)	Any	300	4.3767	0.86639	−2.699*
	None	200	4.5800	0.75926
Usual activities (before)	Any	300	4.2233	0.87331	−3.148*
	None	200	4.4600	0.74240
Usual activities (after)	Any	300	4.2167	0.87499	−3.497*
	None	200	4.4800	0.74321
Pain/Discomfort (before)	Any	300	3.5300	1.07996	−3.085*
	None	200	3.8300	1.04237
Pain/Discomfort (after)	Any	300	3.4967	1.05848	−0.2.793*
	None	200	3.7700	1.09228
Anxiety/Depression (before)	Any	300	3.5067	1.09267	−1.874**
	None	200	3.6900	1.03889
Anxiety/Depression (after)	Any	300	3.4667	1.10133	0.273
	None	200	3.5750	1.04875

Notes: *p<0.05, **p<0.1.