Table 3.

Bivariate associations between psychological characteristics, social relations and functional ability and receiving preventive home visits

	Men					Women
	n	0 visits (%)	1–4 visits (%)	5+ visits (%)	p	n	0 visits (%)	1–4 visits (%)	5+ visits (%)	p
Sad
Yes	198	33	52	14	0.019	502	39	54	7	0.116
Seldom	526	37	54	9		664	34	56	10
No	712	42	50	8		775	39	53	8
Aggressive
Yes	155	38	50	12	0.073	124	36	56	7	0.981
Seldom	506	35	56	9		530	37	55	8
No	775	42	50	8		1,287	38	54	8
Life satisfaction
Dissatisfied	126	33	56	12	0.02	179	44	48	8	0.438
Somewhat satisfied	462	35	55	10		710	36	56	8
Satisfied	846	43	50	8		1,041	37	55	8
Mood
Poor	337	36	54	10	0.063	548	39	52	9	0.156
Good	462	36	54	11		608	34	59	7
Excellent	634	43	49	8		781	39	53	8
Lonely
Yes	224	34	53	13	0.022	562	37	55	8	0.053
No	1,209	40	52	8		1,377	37	54	8
Sense of coherence
Low	144	34	56	10	0.62	237	39	56	5	0.152
Medium	620	39	55	8		817	38	54	8
High	672	40	50	10		887	36	54	10
Live alone
Yes	341	38	50	12	0.117	1,155	38	54	8	0.304
No	1,091	40	52	8		786	36	55	9
Social diversity
Small	104	42	48	10	0.929	96	36	51	13	0.232
Medium	556	40	51	10		783	39	52	9
Large	776	38	53	9		1,062	36	57	8
Social participation
Low	198	42	52	6	0.54	210	51	40	8	<0.0001
Medium	588	38	53	9		703	38	55	7
High	648	39	51	10		1,027	34	57	9
Age
80 years old	353	34	53	14	0.0007	573	38	53	9	0.397
75 years old	1,083	41	52	7		1368	37	55	8
Mobility-Tiredness
Tired	404	32	58	10	0.001	780	38	55	7	0.468
Not tired	1,032	42	49	9		1,161	37	54	9
Mobility-Help
Need help	186	33	56	10	0.217	434	43	51	6	0.011
No need of help	1,250	40	51	9		1,507	36	56	9

P Pearson’s chi-square tests for equal distribution of the different characteristics among persons who receive 0, 1–4 and 5 preventive home visits