Table 2.

Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy: multivariable linear regression models

Variables	FAQ 1 scores			KAOP scores			Self-efficacy scores
	β	95% CI	P value	β	95% CI	P value	β	95% CI	P value
Gender
Male	Ref			Ref			Ref
Female	−0.081	−1.646 to 0.176	0.102	−0.110	−1.751 to 0.080	0.022	0.010	−1.169 to 1.813	0.812
Age (years)
30–39	Ref			Ref			Ref
40–49	0.109	−0.143 to 1.345	0.110	−0.017	−4.448 to 3.105	0.792	0.085	−0.323 to 2.013	0.141
≥50	−0.011	−0.951 to 0.619	0.731	−0.013	−5.362 to 2.750	0.534	0.215	0.139 to 1.027	0.003
Educational level
Junior high school or below	Ref			Ref			Ref
Secondary high school	0.100	−0.019 to 1.391	0.057	0.071	−1.207 to 5.078	0.160	0.014	−1.086 to 1.331	0.771
Bachelor’s degree or above	0.212	0.193 to 0.824	0.027	−0.023	−4.021 to 2.721	0.740	0.031	−1.310 to 1.611	0.608
Working tenure (years)
1–3	Ref			Ref			Ref
4–6	−0.006	−0.601 to 0.520	0.923	0.093	−0.379 to 4.053	0.061	−0.079	−1.105 to 0.129	0.065
≥7	−0.051	−1.231 to 0.441	0.290	−0.130	−1.527 to 0.110	0.044	−0.058	−1.146 to 0.378	0.304
NH ownership
Public	Ref			Ref			Ref
Private	0.062	−0.317 to 0.570	0.413	−0.041	−1.427 to 1.127	0.784	0.067	−0.408 to 1.001	0.202
Workplace
Urban	Ref			Ref			Ref
Rural	0.062	−0.065 to 0.787	0.186	−0.032	−1.617 to 1.211	0.063	−0.013	−0.873 to 0.739	0.706
Employment type
Informal employee	Ref			Ref			Ref
Formal employee	0.119	−0.135 to 1.050	0.067	0.155	0.116 to 1.670	0.011	0.099	−1.013 to 0.539	0.089
Monthly income (¥)
<2000	Ref			Ref			Ref
2000–3000	0.023	−0.361 to 0.622	0.684	−0.004	−3.610 to 2.578	0.939	0.019	−1.040 to 1.081	0.736
>3000	0.036	−0.742 to 1.221	0.218	0.214	0.117 to 1.461	< 0.001	−0.003	−1.930 to 1.329	0.906
Prejob training
No	Ref			Ref			Ref
Yes	0.193	0.081 to 1.169	0.043	0.046	−1.311 to 4.360	0.315	0.143	0.113 to 1.024	0.002
Health status of elderly
Complete disability	Ref			Ref			Ref
Partial disability	0.004	−1.002 to 0.894	0.917	0.114	−1.885 to 8.457	0.214	0.437	0.259 to 1.600	< 0.001
No disability	0.011	−1.069 to 1.026	0.410	0.084	−2.931 to 7.759	0.362	0.288	0.153 to 1.211	0.001
Interest in working with elderly
No	Ref			Ref			Ref
Yes	0.080	−0.358 to 1.230	0.122	0.141	0.088 to 1.508	0.039	0.154	0.114 to 1.015	0.012
Job satisfaction
Not satisfied	Ref			Ref			Ref
Generally satisfied	0.345	0.223 to 1.875	< 0.001	0.079	−1.293 to 3.108	0.323	0.052	−1.103 to 2.469	0.572
Very satisfied	0.322	0.210 to 1.283	< 0.001	0.098	−1.108 to 3.275	0.388	0.177	0.116 to 1.223	0.043
F	2.478		0.001	2.744		0.001	3.848		<0.001
R2	0.118			0.122			0.161
Adjusted R2	0.105			0.109			0.155

Figures in bold indicate coefficients with statistical significance. 500 bootstrapping replications were used.

FAQ I, Facts on Aging Quiz I; KAOP, Kogan’s Attitude Towrads Old People Scale; NH, nursing home; Ref, reference.