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. 2023 Jan 18;6:e43106. doi: 10.2196/43106

Table 3.

Intention scores associated with decision-making process variables (n=1000).


Respondents, n (%) Intention scores, mean (SD)
Chosen housing option

Only 1 chosen option


Stay in your home 736 (73.6) 4.64 (1.7)


Move to a family member’s home 17 (1.6) 4.29 (1.8)


Move to a private seniors’ residence 78 (7.8) 5.25 (1.5)


Move to a public residential or long-term care center 16 (1.6) 5.37 (1.7)

2 chosen options 88 (8.8) 4.87 (1.7)

3 chosen options 14 (1.4) 5.30 (1.6)

4 chosen options 2 (0.2) 6.00 (0.0)

Other option, specify 49 (4.9) 4.8 (2.0)
Preferred housing option

Stay in your home 843 (84.3) 4.67 (1.7)

Move to a family member’s home 25 (2.5) 4.79 (1.6)

Move to a private seniors’ residence 75 (7.5) 5.2 (1.6)

Move to a public residential or long-term care center 17 (1.7) 5.43 (1.8)

Other option, specify 40 (4) 4.9 (1.9)
Reasons for considering housing options

Only one reason


Someone else thinks you should move 26 (2.6) 4.93 (1.7)


You are concerned about your health 149 (14.9) 5.11 (1.5)


You are less able to walk or move around 44 (4.4) 3.95 (1.4)


You do not feel safe 8 (0.8) 5.08 (1.8)


You do not have enough help at home 21 (2.1) 5.23 (1.7)


You feel lonely 31 (3.1) 4.83 (1.6)


You have trouble doing your groceries, getting to the pharmacy, getting to the physician’s office, etc 28 (2.8) 4.87 (1.5)


Your relatives can no longer give you the support you need 22 (2.2) 5.0 (1.8)

More than 1 reason 253 (25.3) 5.05 (1.6)

Other option, specify 418 (41.8) 4.42 (1.8)
Support in the decision-making process

Spouse 271 (27.1) 4.44 (1.8)

Children 181 (18.1) 4.83 (1.6)

Grandchildren 5 (0.5) 4.13 (2.3)

Other family member 53 (5.3) 4.83 (1.6)

Friends 46 (4.6) 4.63 (1.6)

Physician 26 (2.6) 4.14 (1.7)

Social worker 11 (1.1) 4.82 (2.2)

Family and friends only 211 (21.1) 4.9 (1.6)

Health care team only 10 (1) 6.0 (0.9)

Both (family, friends, and health care team) 186 (18.6) 5.02 (1.6)
Preferred role in the decision-making process

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)

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)