Variable (n, weighted %) | With Caregivers (n=574) | Without Caregivers (n=245) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 244 (43.0) | 90 (37.7) | 0.12 |
Female | 330 (57.0) | 155 (62.3) | ||
Age (weighted mean ± SDa) | 76.7 ± 6.5 | 73.7 ± 6.7 | 0.00† | |
Education Level | ≤Junior high | 447 (73.7) | 200 (80.2) | 0.22 |
≥Senior high | 127 (26.3) | 45 (19.8) | ||
Household Type | With spouse | 299 (49.9) | 100 (40.6) | 0.01* |
Alone | 122 (21.1) | 74 (30.0) | ||
With spouse and another family member | 105 (20.0) | 42 (18.0) | ||
With another family member | 48 (9.0) | 29 (11.4) | ||
Household Income | Low (1st) | 246 (39.9) | 106 (40.1) | 0.95 |
Low-Middle (2nd) | 156 (26.4) | 66 (26.6) | ||
Middle (3rd) | 86 (15.4) | 38 (14.6) | ||
Middle-High (4th) | 45 (8.9) | 21 (11.2) | ||
High (5th) | 41 (9.4) | 14 (7.5) | ||
Type of Public Insurance | NHI | 517 (89.4) | 214 (88.2) | 0.24 |
Medicaid | 57 (10.6) | 31 (11.8) | ||
Financial Support | No | 246 (42.3) | 150 (61.0) | 0.00† |
Yes | 328 (57.7) | 95 (39.0) | ||
Financial Burden due to Hospital Charges | Not burdensome at all ~ Somewhat manageable | 104 (18.8) | 57 (24.6) | 0.09 |
Somewhat burdensome ~ Very burdensome | 470 (81.2) | 188 (75.4) | ||
Type of Medical Institution | Secondary hospital | 183 (30.0) | 128 (52.5) | 0.00† |
Tertiary hospital | 391 (70.0) | 117 (47.5) | ||
CCI | 0 | 446 (77.7) | 215 (86.3) | 0.01† |
1 | 70 (11.9) | 19 (6.9) | ||
≥2 | 58 (10.4) | 11 (6.8) | ||
Type of Diagnosed Disease at the Time of Hospital Admission | Cancer (Neoplasms) | 72 (12.5) | 19 (9.9) | 0.00† |
Diseases of the eye and adnexa | 41 (6.4) | 63 (26.6) | ||
Diseases of the circulatory system | 81 (15.9) | 14 (5.1) | ||
Diseases of the respiratory system | 51 (8.9) | 15 (5.2) | ||
Diseases of the digestive system | 45 (8.7) | 24 (8.7) | ||
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 107 (18.9) | 27 (10.6) | ||
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | 84 (13.5) | 35 (15.5) | ||
Other symptoms and signs | 93 (15.2) | 48 (18.4) | ||
Physical/Psychological Disability | No | 462 (80.0) | 211 (87.3) | 0.05 |
Yes | 112 (20.0) | 34 (12.7) |