Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis for factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare among 276 people with dementiaa
| Unadjusted | Multivariate adjustedb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR [95%CI] | P value | OR [95%CI] | P value | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 66–79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 79–86 | 1.91 [1.03–3.54] | .04 | 1.35 [0.65–2.82] | .43 |
| 86–97 | 5.92 [2.73–12.85] | < .001 | 1.77 [0.70–4.46] | .23 |
| Sex (female) | 2.60 [1.50–4.48] | .001 | 2.32 [1.14–4.78] | .02 |
| Cohabitation status | ||||
| Spouse/partner | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Alone | 8.21 [4.16–16.2] | < .001 | 3.93 [1.33–11.6] | .01 |
| Municipality | ||||
| A | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| B | 1.16 [0.63–2.12] | .63 | 1.40 [0.62–3.19] | .42 |
| C | 1.34 [0.66–2.74] | .42 | 1.02 [0.42–2.45] | .97 |
| Fall (yes) | 2.68 [0.59–12.1] | .20 | 1.71 [0.33–8.78] | .52 |
| MMSE-NR33 score | 0.95 [0.89–1.03] | .20 | 0.99 [0.88–1.11] | .87 |
| FAST4 score | 1.80 [1.28–2.55] | .001 | 1.46 [0.89–2.41] | .13 |
| Severity of dementia index | ||||
| Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Medium | 4.38 [1.72–11.12] | .002 | 2.63 [0.85–8.10] | .09 |
| High | 4.55 [1.86–11.12] | .001 | 1.64 [0.53–5.09] | .40 |
| GMHR5 score | 0.68 [0.47–0.98] | .04 | 0.75 [0.48–1.18] | .30 |
| PADL6score | 0.79 [0.72–0.87] | < .001 | 0.90 [0.79–1.03] | .13 |
| IADL7score | 1.09 [1.04–1.14] | < .001 | 1.10 [1.02–1.19] | .01 |
| Telephone use—operates by own initiative, looks up and dials numbers | 0.44 [0.11–1.69] | 0.23 | 0.61 [0.10–3.59] | .59 |
| CG age (years) | ||||
| 33—58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 58—73 | 0.34 [0.15–0.77] | .009 | 0.51 [0.20–1.34] | .17 |
| 73—92 | 0.15 [0.07–0.34] | < .001 | 0.34 [0.13–1.01] | .05 |
| CG sex (men) | 1.09 [0.62–1.9] | .77 | 1.39 [0.50–3.87] | .53 |
| CG kinship | ||||
| Spouse | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Child | 1.20 [0.19–7.41] | .84 | 0.44 [0.02–9.57] | .60 |
| CG living with the person with dementia (yes) | 0.14 [0.08–0.27] | < .001 | 1.32 [0.21–8.20] | .76 |
| CG`s contribution to care | < .001 | |||
| 1–20% | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 21–40% | 0.54 [0.09–3.12] | .49 | 1.23 [0.13–11.46] | .87 |
| 41–60% | 2.00 [0.32–12.51] | .46 | 5.04 [0.57–50.75] | .14 |
| 61–80% | 1.72 [0.29–10.18] | .55 | 4.26 [0.47–38.50] | .20 |
| 81–100% | 0.30 [0.06–1.40] | .13 | 1.81 [0.23–14.11] | .56 |
aAbbreviations: CG, caregiver; CI, confidence interval; FAST, functional assessment scaling tool; GMHR, general medical health rating scale; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE-MR3, Norwegian revised Mini Mental State Examination; OR, odds ratio; PADL, personal activities of daily living
bLogistic regression analyses adjusted for age (PwD and cg), sex, cohabitationliving status, MMSE-NR3, FAST, GMHR, IADL, and PADL.GMHR, IADL, PADL, MMSE-NR3 and FAST