Elderly feel it betterto live away from home

Caregivers feelit better for elderly to live away from home

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Socio-demographic factors

Age

1.06

(1.03, 1.10)**

1.03

(1.00, 1.06)

Age²

1.00

(1.00, 1.00)**

1.00

(1.00, 1.00)

Gender

0.94

(0.90, 0.97)*

0.89

(0.86, 0.92)**

Educational level (“Below primary school” as reference)

Primary

1.15

(1.09, 1.22)**

0.95

(0.90, 1.00)

Secondary

0.99

(0.94, 1.04)

0.87

(0.83, 0.91)**

Higher education

0.81

(0.73, 0.90)**

0.74

(0.67, 0.81)**

Other

1.04

(0.98, 1.10)

1.04

(0.98, 1.10)

Marital status (“Never married” as reference)

Currently married

0.71

(0.64, 0.79)**

0.85

(0.76, 0.94)*

Widowed/separated/divorced

0.74

(0.67, 0.81)**

0.99

(0.91, 1.08)

Other

0.74

(0.53, 1.04)

0.99

(0.71, 1.39)

Trade-off between care services & daily life expenses

1.44

(1.28, 1.62)**

-

-

Life quality-related factors

ADL impairment^a

1.22

(1.18, 1.27)**

1.53

(1.48, 1.58)**

IADL impairment^b

0.89

(0.78, 1.01)

1.53

(1.36, 1.71)**

Cognitive problem

0.75

(0.72, 0.79)**

1.57

(1.49, 1.64)**

Caregiver-related factors

Whom the elderly is living with(“Living alone” as reference)

With spouse

0.54

(0.50, 0.58)**

0.84

(0.78, 0.91)**

With children

0.59

(0.56, 0.62)**

0.81

(0.77, 0.85)**

With others

0.53

(0.50, 0.57)**

0.73

(0.69, 0.78)**

Carer perceived burden

1.26

(1.20, 1.32)**

1.14

(1.09, 1.20)**

Prior use of services

Prior help from informal carers

0.91

(0.88, 0.94)**

0.78

(0.76, 0.81)**

Prior use of home and community-based services

0.84

(0.80, 0.88)**

-

-

Time factor

Fiscal Year (2004-2005 as reference)

2005-2006

0.93

(0.86, 1.01)

0.99

(0.90, 1.08)

2006-2007

0.83

(0.77, 0.90)**

0.92

(0.84, 1.01)

2007-2008

0.85

(0.79, 0.92)**

0.99

(0.91, 1.08)

2008-2009

0.60

(0.56, 0.65)**

0.81

(0.74, 0.88)**