From: Home healthcare services in Taiwan: a nationwide study among the older population
No. of home healthcare patients* (% of beneficiaries) | No. of home healthcare visits* (%) | Home healthcarevisits per patient* mean ± SD | ||||||
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Age | Male | Female | Total, n (%) | Male | Female | Total, n (%) | Male | Female |
65-74 | 2,544 (0.4) | 2,756 (0.4) | 5,300 (0.4) | 16,880 (13.2) | 19,682 (15.4) | 36,562 (28.6) | 6.6 ± 4.7 | 7.1 ± 4.9 |
75-84 | 4,100 (1.1) | 5,133 (1.6) | 9,233 (1.3) | 24,536 (19.2) | 35,548 (27.8) | 60,084 (47.0) | 6.0 ± 4.6 | 6.9 ± 5.0 |
≥85 | 1,795 (2.7) | 3,155 (3.9) | 4,950 (3.4) | 10,397 (8.2) | 20,710 (16.2) | 31,107 (24.4) | 5.8 ± 4.6 | 6.6 ± 4.9 |
Total | 8,439 (0.8) | 11,044 (1.1) | 19,483 (0.9) | 51,813 (40.6) | 75,940 (59.4) | 127,753 (100) | - | - |