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Table 1 Characteristics of elderly inpatients by the status of caregiver assistance

From: The determinants of caregiver use and its costs for elderly inpatients in Korea: a study applying Andersen’s behavioral model of health care utilization and replacement cost method

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)

  1. Note.aSD Standard Deviation
  2. *p<0.05
  3. p<0.00