Table 3.
Hazard Ratios of informal and formal setting in female care recipients in Cox proportional hazard models
| Model III (without adjustment)* | Model IV (with adjustment) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Informal care-giving arrangement | ||||
| Spousal care | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Daughter-in-law care | 4.14 | (1.25 - 13.77) | 4.15 | (1.02 - 16.90) |
| Biological daughter care | 1.97 | (0.51 - 7.62) | 1.64 | (0.37 - 7.21) |
| Other relative care | 1.76 | (0.42 - 7.35) | 1.85 | (0.35 - 9.94) |
| Living alone | 0.76 | (0.13 - 4.53) | 0.46 | (0.04 - 5.48) |
| Care recipient's age (continuous) | 1.04 | (1.00 - 1.09) | 1.02 | (0.98 - 1.08) |
| Baseline care needs level | ||||
| Assistance required | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Care needs level 1 | 1.26 | (0.40 - 3.95) | 1.41 | (0.42 - 4.75) |
| Care needs level 2 | 1.69 | (0.49 - 5.77) | 1.45 | (0.40 - 5.30) |
| Care needs level 3 | 2.80 | (0.84 - 9.32) | 3.25 | (0.92 - 11.46) |
| Care needs level 4 or 5 | 3.18 | (0.96 - 10.59) | 3.21 | (0.81 - 12.74) |
| Number of people living together (continuous) | 1.18 | (1.01 - 1.38) | 0.99 | (0.78 - 1.25) |
| Daycare service use | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.71 | (0.36 - 1.39) | 0.51 | (0.22 - 1.22) |
| Home help service use | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.61 | (0.33 - 1.13) | 0.64 | (0.31 - 1.32) |
| Home-visit nursing service use | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1.09 | (0.54 - 2.23) | 0.71 | (0.28 - 1.80) |
| Respite stay service use | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.95 | (0.47 - 1.89) | 0.86 | (0.38 - 1.94) |
| Institutional care service use | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.63 | (0.31 - 1.29) | 0.88 | (0.38 - 2.05) |
* Each HR was obtained separately variable by variable.