Table 3.
Newly emergent and modified dimensions to Andersen’s expanded behavioral model (insert after third paragraph in results)
| Factors | Domains | Major Themes and their Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial | Attitudes | Care Providers |
| Technical Expertise | ||
| Affordability | ||
| Perceived expense | ||
| Social Environment | ||
| Social interaction | ||
| Activity Level | ||
| Familiarity | ||
| Diversity | ||
| Self-determination | ||
| Independence | ||
| Knowledge | Content and Amount of Information | |
| Sources of Information | ||
| Family/friends/^self- | ||
| Medical professionals | ||
| Accessibility of Information | ||
| Social Norms | Referents | |
| Spouse, ^family, children, ^self | ||
| Friends, neighbors | ||
| Social workers, ^nurse, clergy, doctors, lawyers, ^other professionals, ^they | ||
| Relevant Norms | ||
| Family burden | ||
| *Expectations of care | ||
| ^Losses and changes | ||
| Perceived Control- | Role of Choice | |
| Decision maker-split into 4 layers | ||
| ^Autonomous decision | ||
| ^Collaborative decision | ||
| ^Paternalistic decision | ||
| ^Placement | ||
| ^Unsure or forgot how decision was made | ||
| Alternatives | ||
|
Planning for Future Needs Financial planning | ||
| Psychological planning | ||
| Enabling | Availability of Support | Formal Services |
| Openings at facilities/waiting lists | ||
| Proximity | ||
| ^Tangible Support | ||
| Informal Support | ||
| Ability to provide support- split into 2 layers | ||
| Proximity | ||
| Capability | ||
| ^Accessibility of informal support | ||
| Financial Resources | Financial Well-being | |
| Assets | ||
| Protection against Risk | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Need | Objective/Perceived | Degree of Disability |
| *Functional health | ||
| Duration of Disability | ||
| *Functional health |
Note: Dimensions with ^ were newly emerging; dimensions with * were newly modified (<=1 respondent)