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Table 2 Index numbers by group of LHU. 2004 year.

From: An ecological study on the relationship between supply of beds in long-term care institutions in Italy and potential care needs for the elderly

 

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

F Fisher

P-value

Perceived bad health status

82.1

119.8

100.4

82.865

< 0.001

Educational level

98.7

101.6

99.8

5.688

0.004

Elderly living alone

106.7

96.4

92.7

11.681

< 0.001

Scarce economic resources of family

97.8

102.4

100.0

1.040

0.355

Unsatisfied home care need

65.8

144.9

88.5

129.407

< 0.001

Resident population aged 80 and over

102.6

89.4

113.6

13.738

< 0.001

Elderly receiving social and health payments

184.6

33.2

43.0

42.515

< 0.001

Users of adult day-care centres

83.7

84.7

163.0

3.787

0.024

Net expenditure for social and health services

153.6

59.4

61.6

16.333

< 0.001

Inappropriate hospitalisation in residence region

86.3

124.1

84.3

18.970

< 0.001

Inappropriate hospitalisation in region different from residence

53.0

155.8

94.6

22.974

< 0.001

Long-stay hospitalisation in residence region

125.0

72.3

97.6

18.678

< 0.001

Long-stay hospitalisation in region different from residence

76.6

125.2

103.2

4.719

0.010

Home care recipients

123.8

68.7

106.7

4.889

0.009

Families with a social network

96.3

102.2

103.1

1.945

0.146

Families who received help

94.6

106.4

98.8

12.256

< 0.001

Families paying a caregiver

80.9

112.4

115.8

23.424

< 0.001