Table 2:
Interest in services, classes, and activities and perceived barriers to accessing programs among Oklahomans aged 65 and older by caregiver status: Oklahoma 2013
| Yes | Maybe | No | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | SE | N | % | SE | N | % | SE | ||
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| Services | ||||||||||
| Legal assistance (wills, power of attorney, medical powers of attorney, etc) | 194 | 57.5 | 3.06 | 57 | 49.9 | 5.59 | 330 | 49.9 | 2.25 | 0.12 |
| Assistance with tax preparation | 112 | 33.5 | 2.94 | 31 | 29.0 | 5.09 | 199 | 30.2 | 2.06 | 0.60 |
| Telephone reassurance (daily check-in calls) | 25 | 6.9 | 1.52 | 13 | 11.4 | 3.44 | 50 | 8.2 | 1.27 | 0.42 |
| Congregate meals at a center | 38 | 9.8 | 1.80 | 19 | 18.2 | 4.34 | 68 | 9.6 | 1.30 | 0.06 |
| Home delivered meals | 29 | 9.0 | 1.79 | 9 | 11.2 | 3.80 | 64 | 9.1 | 1.28 | 0.84 |
| Health screenings | 139 | 40.0 | 3.01 | 49 | 38.2 | 5.21 | 225 | 34.0 | 2.12 | 0.23 |
| Prescription assistance | 92 | 25.1 | 2.67 | 41 | 37.8 | 5.38 | 165 | 24.4 | 1.92 | 0.04 |
| Respite for caregivers | 41 | 13.4 | 2.14 | 13 | 12.7 | 3.77 | 28 | 4.3 | 0.92 | <0.0001 |
| Other | 23 | 8.1 | 1.79 | 13 | 10.4 | 3.24 | 42 | 6.9 | 1.14 | 0.53 |
| Classes | ||||||||||
| Health and wellness | 118 | 34.4 | 2.95 | 59 | 56.1 | 5.56 | 241 | 37.4 | 2.18 | 0.002 |
| Cooking | 70 | 19.3 | 2.44 | 22 | 22.4 | 4.70 | 116 | 18.0 | 1.73 | 0.64 |
| Nutrition | 94 | 29.1 | 2.85 | 35 | 37.3 | 5.50 | 158 | 25.4 | 1.97 | 0.08 |
| Exercise | 164 | 48.7 | 3.10 | 46 | 46.2 | 5.62 | 255 | 40.5 | 2.21 | 0.08 |
| Mental Health | 42 | 11.3 | 1.91 | 24 | 26.5 | 5.08 | 70 | 10.7 | 1.40 | 0.0004 |
| Chronic Disease | 53 | 15.7 | 2.25 | 17 | 12.8 | 3.45 | 61 | 9.1 | 1.30 | 0.02 |
| Caregiver | 41 | 12.5 | 2.04 | 12 | 13.9 | 4.02 | 35 | 5.0 | 0.96 | 0.0002 |
| Using the computer and/or Internet | 156 | 44.2 | 3.08 | 52 | 50.6 | 5.59 | 249 | 37.3 | 2.17 | 0.03 |
| Arts and crafts/hobby | 116 | 33.6 | 2.93 | 36 | 36.9 | 5.50 | 171 | 27.0 | 2.00 | 0.07 |
| Storm preparedness (Tornado, Ice etc…) | 46 | 10.2 | 1.69 | 20 | 16.6 | 3.99 | 81 | 12.5 | 1.49 | 0.26 |
| Other (please specify) | 16 | 5.2 | 1.41 | 5 | 7.0 | 3.19 | 31 | 5.0 | 0.98 | 0.79 |
| Activities | ||||||||||
| Indoor exercise activities | 166 | 48.4 | 3.10 | 51 | 46.7 | 5.59 | 281 | 44.7 | 2.24 | 0.61 |
| Outdoor exercise activities | 101 | 31.0 | 2.88 | 26 | 22.7 | 4.62 | 150 | 24.5 | 1.96 | 0.11 |
| Walking classes, supervised walking, walking trails | 112 | 34.1 | 2.94 | 33 | 32.4 | 5.31 | 201 | 31.5 | 2.10 | 0.77 |
| Card, board, and table games (bridge, poker, dominoes, scrabble, bingo etc.) | 89 | 26.5 | 2.76 | 30 | 25.7 | 4.84 | 138 | 21.1 | 1.84 | 0.21 |
| Day trips (such as to museums, parks) | 142 | 39.1 | 3.00 | 50 | 46.6 | 5.60 | 253 | 38.5 | 2.19 | 0.40 |
| Dances or dance lessons | 63 | 19.6 | 2.51 | 20 | 19.9 | 4.53 | 77 | 12.6 | 1.53 | 0.02 |
| Nature-related activities | 85 | 24.7 | 2.64 | 29 | 29.5 | 5.18 | 132 | 20.8 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| Billiards, Shuffleboard, Ping Pong | 28 | 9.6 | 1.90 | 9 | 5.7 | 2.07 | 43 | 6.9 | 1.15 | 0.25 |
| Croquet, lawn polo, horseshoes Tennis, basketball, volleyball | 33 | 10.9 | 1.96 | 13 | 14.3 | 4.11 | 45 | 7.1 | 1.16 | 0.06 |
| Other | 21 | 6.3 | 1.50 | 12 | 14.1 | 4.19 | 38 | 6.1 | 1.09 | 0.04 |
| Perceived barriers to accessing programs | ||||||||||
| Transportation | 17 | 6.1 | 1.62 | 15 | 19.2 | 4.95 | 28 | 5.6 | 1.15 | 0.04 |
| Location | 62 | 18.1 | 2.45 | 20 | 21.5 | 4.87 | 107 | 18.6 | 1.85 | 0.82 |
| Lack of adequate facilities | 47 | 12.9 | 2.09 | 16 | 17.3 | 4.48 | 73 | 11.9 | 1.50 | 0.51 |
| Didn’t know about services | 62 | 20.0 | 2.60 | 24 | 25.8 | 5.18 | 124 | 22.7 | 2.02 | 0.54 |
| Don’t know how to access/enroll in services | 23 | 7.1 | 1.68 | 12 | 15.2 | 4.56 | 36 | 6.7 | 1.21 | 0.22 |
| Just don’t want to go | 68 | 24.6 | 2.89 | 14 | 12.3 | 3.61 | 199 | 33.1 | 2.23 | <0.0001 |
| Other | 70 | 24.7 | 2.88 | 19 | 21.4 | 5.07 | 104 | 18.4 | 1.87 | 0.18 |