Table 4.
Evaluation of chances for good and bad self-rated quality of life of elderly people applying for social help – multi-factor logistic regression
| Variable |
Good vs. bad, neither good nor bad |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p | ||
| Education |
University |
3.07 |
1.21–7.80 |
p < 0.05 |
| Secondary |
1.27 |
0.68–2.37 |
p > 0.05 |
|
| Vocational |
0.91 |
0.30–2.80 |
p > 0.05 |
|
| Elementary |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Sufficient income |
Yes |
1.42 |
0.81–2.50 |
p > 0.05 |
| No |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Kind of help |
Financial |
0.89 |
0.28–2.81 |
p > 0.05 |
| Nursing |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Headaches |
No |
1.59 |
0.83–2.96 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Pain in the chest |
No |
1.04 |
0.18–6.06 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Shortness of breath |
No |
1.04 |
0.18–6.06 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Heart palpitations |
No |
0.67 |
0.18–2.41 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Unstable blood pressure |
No |
3.34 |
1.08–13.3 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Tiredness |
No |
2.22 |
0.33–14.8 |
p > 0.05 |
| Yes |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| Participation in family gatherings |
Yes |
2.26 |
2.24–4.11 |
p < 0.01 |
| No |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| ADL |
Fitness |
0.56 |
0.23–1.35 |
p > 0.05 |
| Moderate disability |
0.63 |
0.26–1.49 |
p > 0.05 |
|
| Disability |
1.00 |
Reference group |
||
| GSOD | No depression |
10.2 |
4.93–21.1 |
p < 0.001 |
| Diagnosed/not diagnosed depression |
7.02 |
3.51–14.0 |
p < 0.001 |
|
| Possible depression | 1.00 | Reference group | ||
Source: the authors’ own calculations.