Table 4.
Elderly people living in nursing
home (N = 181) |
Elderly people living with
family (N = 181) |
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Total | n | % | P value | Total | n | % | P value | |
Age | .181 | .011 | ||||||
60-69 | 76 | 38 | 50.0 | 119 | 19 | 16.0 | ||
≥70 | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 62 | 20 | 32.3 | ||
Sex | .773 | .317 | ||||||
Male | 111 | 61 | 55.0 | 110 | 21 | 19.1 | ||
Female | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 71 | 18 | 25.4 | ||
Education | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Primary school or less | 94 | 62 | 66.0 | 72 | 27 | 37.5 | ||
Intermediate or secondary school | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 69 | 9 | 13.0 | ||
College or postgraduate | 24 | 6 | 25.0 | 40 | 3 | 7.5 | ||
Current marital status | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Unmarried | 142 | 93 | 65.5 | 70 | 31 | 44.3 | ||
Married | 39 | 8 | 20.5 | 111 | 8 | 7.2 | ||
Working status | .888 | <.001 | ||||||
Currently working | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 55 | 2 | 3.6 | ||
None | 179 | 100 | 55.9 | 126 | 37 | 29.4 | ||
Income level | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
<$400 | 138 | 89 | 64.5 | 77 | 34 | 44.2 | ||
≥$400 | 43 | 12 | 27.9 | 104 | 5 | 4.8 | ||
Independency | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 37 | 35 | 94.6 | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | ||
No | 144 | 66 | 45.8 | 172 | 31 | 18.0 | ||
Visual impairment | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 89 | 69 | 77.5 | 100 | 34 | 34.0 | ||
No | 92 | 32 | 34.8 | 81 | 5 | 6.2 | ||
Auditory impairment | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 51 | 43 | 84.3 | 86 | 29 | 33.7 | ||
No | 130 | 58 | 44.6 | 95 | 10 | 10.5 | ||
Social relation deterioration | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 145 | 94 | 64.8 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | ||
No | 36 | 7 | 19.4 | 152 | 22 | 14.5 | ||
Economic state deterioration | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 123 | 92 | 74.8 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | ||
No | 58 | 9 | 15.5 | 143 | 17 | 11.9 | ||
Neglect and mishandling | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 91 | 79 | 86.8 | 10 | 9 | 90.0 | ||
No | 90 | 22 | 24.4 | 171 | 30 | 17.5 | ||
Cardiovascular diseases | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 110 | 80 | 72.7 | 79 | 29 | 36.7 | ||
No | 71 | 21 | 29.8 | 102 | 10 | 9.8 | ||
Respiratory diseases | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 43 | 34 | 79.1 | 40 | 16 | 40.0 | ||
No | 138 | 67 | 48.6 | 141 | 23 | 16.3 | ||
Diabetic disease | .021 | .006 | ||||||
Yes | 69 | 48 | 66.7 | 72 | 23 | 31.9 | ||
No | 112 | 55 | 49.1 | 109 | 16 | 14.7 | ||
Chronic joint pain | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 127 | 88 | 69.3 | 92 | 32 | 34.8 | ||
No | 54 | 13 | 24.1 | 89 | 7 | 7.9 | ||
Current smoking | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
Yes | 48 | 39 | 81.3 | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | ||
No | 133 | 62 | 48.6 | 143 | 21 | 14.7 |