Table 3.
Intention scores associated with decision-making process variables (n=1000).
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Respondents, n (%) | Intention scores, mean (SD) | ||||
| Chosen housing option | ||||||
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Only 1 chosen option | |||||
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Stay in your home | 736 (73.6) | 4.64 (1.7) | ||
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Move to a family member’s home | 17 (1.6) | 4.29 (1.8) | ||
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Move to a private seniors’ residence | 78 (7.8) | 5.25 (1.5) | ||
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Move to a public residential or long-term care center | 16 (1.6) | 5.37 (1.7) | ||
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2 chosen options | 88 (8.8) | 4.87 (1.7) | |||
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3 chosen options | 14 (1.4) | 5.30 (1.6) | |||
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4 chosen options | 2 (0.2) | 6.00 (0.0) | |||
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Other option, specify | 49 (4.9) | 4.8 (2.0) | |||
| Preferred housing option | ||||||
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Stay in your home | 843 (84.3) | 4.67 (1.7) | |||
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Move to a family member’s home | 25 (2.5) | 4.79 (1.6) | |||
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Move to a private seniors’ residence | 75 (7.5) | 5.2 (1.6) | |||
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Move to a public residential or long-term care center | 17 (1.7) | 5.43 (1.8) | |||
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Other option, specify | 40 (4) | 4.9 (1.9) | |||
| Reasons for considering housing options | ||||||
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Only one reason | |||||
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Someone else thinks you should move | 26 (2.6) | 4.93 (1.7) | ||
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You are concerned about your health | 149 (14.9) | 5.11 (1.5) | ||
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You are less able to walk or move around | 44 (4.4) | 3.95 (1.4) | ||
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You do not feel safe | 8 (0.8) | 5.08 (1.8) | ||
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You do not have enough help at home | 21 (2.1) | 5.23 (1.7) | ||
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You feel lonely | 31 (3.1) | 4.83 (1.6) | ||
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You have trouble doing your groceries, getting to the pharmacy, getting to the physician’s office, etc | 28 (2.8) | 4.87 (1.5) | ||
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Your relatives can no longer give you the support you need | 22 (2.2) | 5.0 (1.8) | ||
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More than 1 reason | 253 (25.3) | 5.05 (1.6) | |||
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Other option, specify | 418 (41.8) | 4.42 (1.8) | |||
| Support in the decision-making process | ||||||
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Spouse | 271 (27.1) | 4.44 (1.8) | |||
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Children | 181 (18.1) | 4.83 (1.6) | |||
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Grandchildren | 5 (0.5) | 4.13 (2.3) | |||
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Other family member | 53 (5.3) | 4.83 (1.6) | |||
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Friends | 46 (4.6) | 4.63 (1.6) | |||
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Physician | 26 (2.6) | 4.14 (1.7) | |||
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Social worker | 11 (1.1) | 4.82 (2.2) | |||
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Family and friends only | 211 (21.1) | 4.9 (1.6) | |||
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Health care team only | 10 (1) | 6.0 (0.9) | |||
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Both (family, friends, and health care team) | 186 (18.6) | 5.02 (1.6) | |||
| Preferred role in the decision-making process | ||||||
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Active (“I make the decision alone, I make the decision alone but consider the opinion of my relatives and/or health care providers, we decide together with my relatives and/or health care providers, equally”) | 973 (97.3) | 4.73 (1.7) | |||
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Passive (“My relatives and/or health care providers make the decision but consider my opinion, my relatives and/or health care providers make the decision alone”) | 27 (2.7) | 5.01 (1.6) | |||