Table 2.
Characteristics of older people using different types of SL support
| Long term | Day support | Respite/short breaks | Outreach | Missing | Test | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Age | |||||||
| Range | 65–93 | 65–96 | 68–91 | 66–102 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 71.6 (5.81) | 78.3 (9.49) | 77.9 (9.13) | 81.3 (7.79) | 10 | F (3,136) = 13.65 | <0.001a |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 26 (51.0) | 19 (57.6) | 2 (25.0) | 24 (47.1) | 7 | 0.419b | |
| Male | 25 (49.0) | 14 (42.4) | 6 (75.0) | 27 (52.9) | |||
| Dependency (ADL score)b | |||||||
| Range | 0–7 | 0–16 | 2–7 | 0–16 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.84 (1.85) | 5.44 (4.12) | 4.43 (2.07) | 7.23 (4.26) | 14 | F (3,132) = 19.27 | <0.001a |
| Pain/discomfortc | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.44 (0.54) | 1.76 (0.65) | 1.85 (0.90) | 1.94 (0.53) | 3 | ||
| None | 30 (57.7) | 12 (35.3) | 3 (42.9) | 9 (16.7) | χ2(3) = 19.03d | <0.001 | |
| Moderate | 21 (40.4) | 18 (52.9) | 2 (28.6) | 39 (72.2) | |||
| Extreme | 1 (1.9) | 4 (11.8) | 2 (28.6) | 6 (11.1) | |||
| Anxiety/depressionc | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.33 (0.51) | 1.68 (0.53) | 1.75 (0.46) | 1.94 (0.61) | 4 | ||
| None | 36 (69.2) | 12 (35.3) | 2 (25.0) | 16 (30.8) | χ2(3) = 18.91d | 0.001 | |
| Moderate | 15 (28.9) | 21 (61.8) | 6 (75.0) | 31 (59.6) | |||
| Extreme | 1 (1.9) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (9.6) | |||
| Self‐perceived health | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.90 (0.85) | 2.65 (0.77) | 3.50 (1.07) | 3.02 (0.91) | 3 | F (3,143) = 18.16 | <0.001 |
| Very good | 19 (36.5) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | |||
| Good | 21 (40.4) | 9 (26.5) | 2 (25.0) | 13 (24.9) | |||
| Alright | 10 (19.2) | 19 (55.9) | 1 (12.5) | 28 (52.8) | |||
| Bad | 2 (3.9) | 3 (8.8) | 4 (50.0) | 6 (11.3) | |||
| Very bad | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (9.4) | |||
| Length of time using SL | |||||||
| <1 year | 2 (4.1) | 4 (13.8) | 1 (12.5 | 20 (41.7) | χ2(3) = 52.92d | <0.001 | |
| >1 year but <3 years | 5 (10.2) | 13 (44.8) | 2 (25.0) | 20 (41.7) | |||
| >3 years but <5 years | 9 (18.4) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (12.5) | |||
| >5 years but <10 years | 16 (32.7) | 7 (24.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.2) | |||
| >10 years but <15 years | 7 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| >15 years but <20 years | 2 (4.1) | 1 (3.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| 20 years or more | 8 (16.3) | 1 (3.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Help with survey completion | |||||||
| No help | 9 (17.3) | 6 (18.8) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (3.8) | 6 | 0.001b | |
| Assistance | 43 (82.7) | 20 (62.5) | 5 (71.4) | 41 (77.4) | |||
| Proxy | 0 (0.0) | 6 (18.8) | 1 (14.3) | 10 (18.9) | |||
a
Bartlett's test of equal variances was statistically significant.
b
Fisher's exact test was used, therefore no accompanying test statistic.
c
0–16, higher scores indicate greater dependency. 0–3, higher scores indicate greater depression/anxiety, greater pain/discomfort.
d
Kruskal–Wallis test used.