Table 4.
Variables associated with the use of home help, home nursing and support services (n= 691–699)
| Home help (yes = 1) | P | Home nursing (yes = 1) | P | Meals-on-wheels (yes = 1) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% Cl | Adjusted OR | 95% Cl | Adjusted OR | 95% Cl | ||||
| Constant | 0.23 | NS | 2.63 | NS | 1.77 | NS | |||
| Predisposing variables | |||||||||
| Age | 1.04 | 1.01–1.07 | 0.009 | 0.98 | 0.96–1.01 | NS | 1.03 | 0.98–1.03 | NS |
| Gender, male (female = 1)a | 0.82 | 0.52–1.32 | NS | 1.36 | 0.87–2.13 | NS | 1.40 | 0.89–2.20 | NS |
| Basic education, other (elementary = 1)a | 0.71 | 0.44–1.76 | NS | 0.42 | 0.23–0.79 | 0.007 | 0.80 | 0.42–1.52 | NS |
| Enabling variables | |||||||||
| Living arrangements, with others (alone = 1)a | 0.43 | 0.27–0.70 | 0.001 | 0.56 | 0.36–0.88 | 0.012 | 0.43 | 0.26–0.70 | 0.001 |
| Informal care during the previous week, no (yes = 1)a | 2.56 | 1.31–4.99 | 0.006 | 1.08 | 0.62–1.88 | NS | 0.80 | 0.46–1.40 | NS |
| Use of services, no (yes = 1)a | |||||||||
| Home help during the previous week | 2.34 | 1.51–3.62 | <0.001 | 0.37 | 0.24–0.57 | <0.001 | |||
| Home nursing during the previous week | 2.37 | 1.52–3.68 | <0.001 | 0.98 | 0.66–1.45 | NS | |||
| Doctor services after the last hospital stay | 1.49 | 0.98–2.26 | NS | 0.99 | 0.68–1.45 | NS | 0.81 | 0.55–1.19 | NS |
| Meals-of-wheels during the previous week | 0.35 | 0.23–0.55 | <0.001 | 0.98 | 0.66–1.45 | NS | |||
| Need variables | |||||||||
| Number of diagnoses | 0.98 | 0.97–1.10 | NS | 1.10 | 0.98–1.22 | NS | 0.96 | 0.86–1.07 | NS |
| Number of drugs | 1.03 | 0.87–1.10 | NS | 1.04 | 0.98–1.11 | NS | 0.97 | 0.92–1.03 | NS |
| Self-perceived health, good/moderate (poor = 1)a | 1.13 | 0.68–1.88 | NS | 1.52 | 0.96–2.41 | NS | 1.11 | 0.69–1.79 | NS |
| Functional ability (CADL), moderate/good (poor = 1)a | 0.55 | 0.35–0.86 | 0.009 | 0.61 | 0.40–0.93 | 0.022 | 0.74 | 0.48–1.13 | NS |
| Need for help, no (yes = 1)a | |||||||||
| Basic ADL | 0.52 | 0.31–0.87 | 0.012 | 1.12 | 0.72–1.74 | NS | 0.62 | 0.40–0.96 | 0.03 |
| Insrumental ADL | 0.25 | 0.06–1.02 | NS | 1.34 | 0.44–4.06 | NS | 0.78 | 0.20–3.01 | NS |
| Caring illnesses | 1.13 | 0.63–2.04 | NS | 0.38 | 0.23–0.63 | <0.001 | 1.06 | 0.63–1.80 | NS |
| Relieving pain | 0.82 | 0.51–1.32 | NS | 1.20 | 0.78–1.84 | NS | 1.83 | 1.19–2.80 | 0.006 |
| Getting sleep and rest | 1.05 | 0.68–1.63 | NS | 0.71 | 0.48–1.05 | NS | 0.92 | 0.62–1.37 | NS |
| Psychsocial wellbeing | 0.52 | 0.34–0.80 | 0.003 | 1.10 | 0.74–1.62 | NS | 1.07 | 0.72–1.58 | NS |
| Social and environment items | 0.87 | 0.53–1.40 | NS | 0.99 | 0.63–1.56 | NS | 0.67 | 0.42–1.07 | NS |
aThe value = 1 indicates the reference group