Table 3.
Associations between general preparedness and patients’ characteristics (n = 524)
| Variable | Emergency pack | Emergency communication plan | Emergency evacuation plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Health-related factors | |||
| Perceived general health status (Reference: Good-excellent) | |||
| Fair-poor | 0.77 (0.48–1.23) | 0.60 (0.37–1.00)* | 0.77 (0.47–1.25) |
| Comorbid chronic conditions (Reference: 0, none) | |||
| ≥1 | 1.19 (0.78–1.81) | 1.41 (0.90–2.19) | 1.05 (0.69–1.62) |
| MHAQ score (0, intact; 3, severely impaired) (Reference: 0–0.375) | |||
| 0.5–1.25 | 1.27 (0.73–2.21) | 1.63 (0.89–2.97) | 0.96 (0.54–1.71) |
| 1.375–3 | 0.95 (0.45–2.00) | 2.41 (1.10–5.30)* | 1.59 (0.75–3.37) |
| Physical disability (Reference: Not disabled) | |||
| Class 3–6 | 1.06 (0.58–1.91) | 1.69 (0.91–3.14) | 1.29 (0.70–2.39) |
| Class 1–2 | 0.93 (0.52–1.65) | 1.03 (0.55–1.92) | 1.08 (0.59–1.97) |
| Long-term care level (Reference: Not received) | |||
| Support-level 1–2 | 1.04 (0.61–1.78) | 0.85 (0.48–1.50) | 1.03 (0.53–1.97) |
| Level 3–5 | 0.89 (0.29–2.77) | 1.01 (0.34–2.94) | 0.62 (0.20–1.91) |
| Socio-demographic factors | |||
| Gender (Reference: Female) | |||
| Male | 0.41 (0.16–1.06) | 1.40 (0.61–3.19) | 0.83 (0.35–1.95) |
| Age (years) (Reference: <65) | |||
| 65–74 | 1.71 (0.99–2.95) | 0.93 (0.52–1.64) | 1.86 (1.07–3.25)* |
| ≥75 | 1.45 (0.69–3.05) | 0.81 (0.37–1.77) | 0.83 (0.37–1.84) |
| Household status a (Reference: Baseline) | |||
| Frail | 0.83 (0.45–1.50) | 1.30 (0.70–2.39) | 1.13 (0.62–2.05) |
| Younger-single | 0.74 (0.25–2.17) | 0.13 (0.02–1.03) | 0.68 (0.21–2.20) |
| Older-single | 0.89 (0.38–2.11) | 0.66 (0.24–1.88) | 1.10 (0.46–2.64) |
| Annual household income (Japanese Yen) (Reference: <3 million) | |||
| ≥3 million | 0.67 (0.41–1.07) | 1.12 (0.68–1.86) | 0.76 (0.47–1.23) |
| Occupational status (Reference: Unemployed/retired) | |||
| Employed/self-employed | 1.05 (0.59–1.87) | 0.87 (0.47–1.62) | 0.90 (0.49–1.62) |
| Highest educational level (Reference: ≤high school) | |||
| ≥some college education | 0.99 (0.62–1.59) | 0.52 (0.31–0.89)* | 0.72 (0.44–1.18) |
| Disaster-related factors | |||
| Affected by the DRA-applied event (2004–2006) (Reference: No) | |||
| Yes | 1.22 (0.80–1.85) | 1.10 (0.71–1.71) | 1.28 (0.83–1.96) |
| Other disaster experience (Reference: No) | |||
| Yes | 1.01 (0.56–1.80) | 0.55 (0.29–1.06) | 0.71 (0.38–1.32) |
| Past participation in disaster drill (Reference: No) | |||
| Yes | 1.68 (1.04–2.71)* | 2.01 (1.21–3.33)** | 3.42 (2.10–5.56)*** |
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 with multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for health-related, socio-demographic, and disaster-related factors
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
aHousehold status: see footnote to Table 2