Table 7. Factors associated with levels of control/autonomy thought acceptable for those with early-stage dementia$.
Data represents Odds Ratios (and 95% Confidence Intervals) from fully adjusted models.
| use of electronic tags (reference = more relaxed attitudes to tags) |
more general markers of control/autonomy (ref = moderate levels of control/autonomy) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unsure/no opinion OR (95%CI) |
in favour of using electronic tags: OR (95% CI) |
mixed answers or no opinion OR (95%CI) |
more prescriptive on need for control: OR (95% CI) |
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| gender | male female |
1.00 0.90 (0.63, 1.29) |
1.00 1.07 (0.78, 1.47) |
1.00 0.89 (0.63, 1.24) |
1.00 1.14 (0.81, 1.60) |
| age group | 18–34 35–54 55–74 75 plus |
1.00 0.66 (0.42, 1.04) 0.44 (0.27, 0.73)** 1.03 (0.52, 2.05) |
1.00 1.16 (0.76, 1.76) 1.05 (0.68, 1.63) 1.50 (0.79, 2.84) |
1.00 0.51 (0.33, 0.80)** 0.53 (0.32, 0.86)* 0.63 (0.33, 1.22) |
1.00 0.55 (0.35, 0.87)* 0.87 (0.53, 1.43) 0.81 (0.42, 1.56) |
| locale | rural urban |
1.00 1.06 (0.73, 1.54) |
1.00 0.55 (0.40, 0.78)** |
1.00 1.08 (0.75, 1.56) |
1.00 0.71 (0.49, 1.02) |
| highest educational attainment | degree intermediate no qualifications |
1.00 1.50 (1.00, 2.24) 2.16 (1.24, 3.75)** |
1.00 1.56 (1.10, 2.22)* 2.18 (1.34, 3.54)** |
1.00 1.43 (0.98, 2.08) 1.78 (1.03, 3.06)* |
1.00 1.56 (1.07, 2.28)* 2.98 (1.76, 5.03)*** |
| contact with people with dementia | none recorded yes: within family yes: wider circle |
1.00 0.37 (0.20, 0.69)** 0.55 (0.31, 0.97)* |
1.00 1.02 (0.60, 1.73) 1.06 (0.64, 1.76) |
1.00 0.57 (0.31, 1.05) 0.75 (0.43, 1.32) |
1.00 1.22 (0.68, 2.21) 1.36 (0.78, 2.37) |
| personal experience of caring for people with dementia: | none recorded yes: caring experience yes: other experience |
1.00 1.64 (0.84, 3.23) 0.88 (0.50, 1.56) |
1.00 1.28 (0.73, 2.26) 0.99 (0.62, 1.59) |
1.00 1.23 (0.65, 2.34) 0.89 (0.51, 1.55) |
1.00 1.06 (0.57, 1.95) 0.81 (0.48, 1.38) |
| more general knowledge of dementia: | mainly incorrect answers mainly correct answers |
1.00 0.45 (0.29, 0.70)** |
1.00 0.72 (0.46, 1.10) |
1.00 0.87 (0.58, 1.31) |
1.00 1.24 (0.81, 1.89) |
| knowledge of risk factors: | answers mainly correct .. mainly incorrect |
1.00 1.52 (0.98, 2.36) |
1.00 0.92 (0.63, 1.34) |
1.00 2.64 (1.81, 3.85)*** |
1.00 2.75 (1.88, 4.02)*** |
***: p = 0.000;
**: p<0.001;
*: p<0.05
$: level of control derived by summarising the elements of question five—should people with early-stage dementia (1) continue to live alone; (2) continue to drive a car; and (3) administer their own medication