Table 1 Older people’s and their households’ characteristics associated with hospital admission in one-year period
Older people’s and their households’ characteristics | Hospital admission | Pearson X2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | ||
Predisposing characteristics Gender | ||||
♣ Male ♣ Female | 196 (83.4%) 39 (16.6%) | 31 (18.8%) 134 (81.2%) | 227 (56.8%) 173 (43.3%) | 0.01 |
Age | ||||
♣ Young old (60–69) ♣ Middle-old (70–79) ♣ Senior (more than 80) | 106 (45.1%) 81 (34.5%) 48 (20.4%) | 53 (32.1%) 46 (27.9%) 66 (40%) | 159 (39.8%) 127 (31.8%) 114 (28.5%) | 0.01 |
Level of education | ||||
♣ No formal education ♣ Primary school ♣ Secondary school ♣ College/ university degree | 12 (5.1%) 25 (10.6%) 18 (7.7%) 180 (76.6%) | 8 (4.8%) 56 (33.9%) 74 (44.8%) 27 (16.4%) | 20 (5%) 81 (20.3%) 92 (23.0%) 207 (51.7%) | 0.01 |
Household size | ||||
♣ Small (1–4 people) ♣ Large (more than 5 people) | 156 (66.4%) 76 (33.6%) | 27 (16.4%) 138 (83.6%) | 183 (45.8%) 217 (54.3%) | 0.01 |
Occupation | ||||
♣ Retired government official ♣ Self-employed or business owner ♣ Freelancer ♣ Others | 74 (31.5%) 88 (37.4%) 56 (23.8%) 17 (7.2%) | 30 (18.2%) 49 (29.7%) 23 (13.9%) 63 (38.2%) | 104 (26%) 137 (34.3%) 79 (19.8%) 80 (20.0%) | 0.01 |
Enabling characteristics Income level | ||||
♣ Less than or equal to $125 ♣ More than $125 to $280 ♣ More than $280 to $500 ♣ More than $500 | 39 (16.6%) 76 (32.3%) 58 (24.7%) 62 (26.4%) | 61 (37%) 61 (37%) 19 (11.5%) 24 (14.5%) | 100 (25%) 137 (34.3%) 77 (19.3%) 86 (21.5%) | 0.01 |
Means of transportation | ||||
♣ Without a vehicle ♣ Motorcycle ♣ Car | 16 (6.8%) 103 (43.8%) 116 (49.4%) | 36 (21.8%) 76 (46.1%) 53 (32.1%) | 52 (13%) 179 (44.8%) 169 (42.3%) | 0.01 |
Travelling time to hospital | ||||
♣ Less than 30 minutes ♣ Between 30 to 60 minutes | 165 (70.2%) 70 (29.8%) | 92 (55.8%) 73 (44.2%) | 257 (64.3%) 143 (35.8%) | 0.02 |
Need-based characteristics Presence of elderly populations | ||||
♣ One ♣ Two or more | 183 (77.9%) 52 (22.1%) | 66 (40.0%) 99 (60%) | 249 (62.3%) 151 (37.8%) | 0.01 |
Presence of chronic conditions within households | ||||
♣ No ♣ Yes | 218 (92.8%) 17 (7.2%) | 45 (27.3%) 120 (72.7%) | 263 (65.8%) 137 (34.3%) | 0.01 |
Total | 235 | 165 | 400 | |