Table 4.
Factors associated with direct payments outcome gain scores among older people
| Coeff | Prob | 95% CI lower limit | 95% CI upper limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dependency | −0.75 | 0.00 | −0.93 | − 0.55 |
| High Dependency | −0.58 | 0.00 | −0.71 | − 0.45 |
| Moderate- high Dependency | −0.27 | 0.00 | −0.40 | − 0.15 |
| Lives alone | −0.22 | 0.00 | −0.29 | − 0.15 |
| Adapted IADL: medication use | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.18 |
| Unpaid carer helps to manage DP | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.21 |
| Chose & received recruitment support service(s) | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Adapted IADL: handling finances | 0.08 | > 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
| Activities of Daily Living Score | −0.06 | 0.00 | −0.08 | − 0.05 |
| Significance of recruitment support (critical) | 0.017 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.03 |
| Length of time using direct payments | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.002 | 0.0045 |
| Difference between package size and total care input | −0.004 | 0.00 | −0.005 | − 0.002 |
| Percentage of total care input composed of self-funded care | 0.003 | > 0.01 | > 0.001 | 0.005 |
| Percentage of total care input composed of unpaid care | 0.006 | 0.00 | 0.004 | 0.008 |
| Percentage of package spent on combination household care/ personal care | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Percentage of package spent on combination household care/ social and leisure care | 0.004 | 0.00 | 0.002 | 0.007 |
| Percentage of package spent on therapeutic management | −0.003 | < 0.01 | − 0.005 | −0.001 |
| Constant | 4.62 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 4.95 |
Observations = 79 Pseudo R2 = 30%
GLM model; Link function: Log, Variance function: Poisson