Table 2.
Crude and adjusted incidence rate ratio of change in Aged Care Programme Utilisation between 2008-09 and 2015–16, overall and by gender and age groups
| Home care | Residential care | Transition Care | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Respite | |||||||
| Crude IRR (95%CI) | Adjusted IRR (95%CI)1 | Crude IRR (95%CI) | Adjusted IRR (95%CI)1 | Crude IRR (95%CI) | Adjusted IRR (95%CI)1 | Crude IRR (95%CI) | Adjusted IRR (95%CI)1 | |
| Overall | 1.49 (1.46–1.51) | 1.52 (1.50–1.55) | 0.82 (0.81–0.83) | 0.84 (0.83–0.85) | 1.02 (1.01–1.-03) | 1.05 (1.03–1.06) | 1.52 (1.49–1.55) | 1.57 (1.53–1.60) |
| Females 65–79 | 1.50 (1.45–1.55) | 1.49 (1.44–1.45) | 0.78 (0.76–0.81) | 0.78 (0.76–0.81) | 0.90 (0.88–0.93) | 0.91 (0.88–0.93) | 1.59 (1.52–1.67) | 1.59 (1.52–1.67) |
| Females 80–89 | 1.56 (1.52–1.61) | 1.59 (1.52–1.60) | 0.86 (0.85–0.88) | 0.86 (0.85–0.88) | 1.09 (1.07–1.11) | 1.09 (1.07–1.11) | 1.58 (1.52–1.65) | 1.58 (1.52–1.64) |
| Females ≥ 90 | 1.39 (1.32–1.45) | 1.39 (1.32–1.45) | 0.82 (0.80–0.84) | 0.82 (0.80–0.84) | 1.12 (1.09–1.15) | 1.12 (1.09–1.15) | 1.32 (1.24–1.42) | 1.32 (1.23–1.41) |
| Males 65–79 | 1.56 (1.50–1.63) | 1.56 (1.49–1.63) | 0.80 (0.78–0.83) | 0.80 (0.78–0.83) | 0.93 (0.90–0.96) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | 1.59 (1.51–1.68) | 1.59 (1.51–1.68) |
| Males 80–89 | 1.28 (1.19–1.37) | 1.65 (1.59–1.72) | 0.87 (0.83–0.89) | 0.87 (0.85–0.89) | 1.10 (1.07–1.13) | 1.10 (1.07–1.13) | 1.68 (1.60–1.77) | 1.68 (1.60–1.77) |
| Males ≥ 90 | 1.49 (1.46–1.51) | 1.28 (1.19–1.37) | 0.84 (0.80 = 0.87) | 0.84 (0.80–0.87) | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) | 1.10 (1.06–1.15) | 1.38 (1.23–1.54) | 1.38 1.23–1.54) |
IRR Incidence rate ratio, CI Confidence Intervals
1Overall estimates were adjusted by age, gender and state. Others adjusted by age and state. All P values were < 0.001