Table 2.
Service implementation change by community-based home healthcare project
| Variables | Preimplementation | Postimplementation | Increase rate % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term care service | |||
| Visit care | 1249 (55.2) | 1272 (56.2) | 101.8 |
| Visit bathing | 289 (12.8) | 303 (13.4) | 104.8 |
| Day and night care | 329 (14.5) | 380 (16.8) | 115.5 |
| Visit nursing | 22 (1.0) | 31 (1.4) | 140.9 |
| Assistive device | 344 (15.2) | 381 (16.8) | 110.8 |
| Health and medical service | |||
| Visit doctor | 154 (6.8) | 231 (10.2) | 150.0 |
| Visit nurse | 152 (6.7) | 221 (9.8) | 145.4 |
| Home healthcare | 14 (0.6) | 35 (1.5) | 250.0 |
| Dental hygiene | 111 (4.9) | 424 (18.7) | 382.0 |
| Nutrition management | 63 (2.8) | 396 (17.5) | 628.6 |
| Physical therapy | 272 (12.0) | 570 (25.2) | 209.6 |
| Health promotion program | 19 (0.8) | 112 (4.9) | 589.5 |
| Out-patient clinic | 789 (34.9) | 832 (36.8) | 105.4 |
| Oriental clinic | 39 (1.7) | 109 (4.8) | 279.5 |
| Dementia screening | 217 (9.6) | 376 (16.6) | 173.3 |
| Health education | 221 (9.8) | 446 (19.7) | 201.8 |
| Welfare and leisure service | |||
| Hairstyling | 317 (14.0) | 623 (27.5) | 196.5 |
| Lunch box | 119 (5.3) | 160 (7.1) | 134.5 |
| Side dish | 248 (11.0) | 628 (27.8) | 253.2 |
| Art program | 234 (10.3) | 316 (14.0) | 135.0 |
| Exercise program | 266 (11.8) | 331 (14.6) | 124.4 |
| Senior products | 58 (2.6) | 98 (4.3) | 169.0 |
| Residential environment improvement | 32 (1.4) | 141 (6.2) | 440.6 |
| Education on prevention of elderly people abuse | 244 (10.8) | 391 (17.3) | 160.2 |
| Telephone greeting | 485 (21.4) | 866 (38.3) | 178.6 |
Data are presented as n (%).