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Table 4 Factors associated with a notable increase in concern during the visiting ban, N = 329

From: COVID-19 related visiting ban in nursing homes as a source of concern for residents’ family members: a cross sectional study

 

Model 1

P

Model 2

P

Model 3

P

OR

OR

OR

Constant

6.02

.039

6.55

0.04

2.45

.425

Background information

 Age (ref. < 40)

  40–49

1.05

.916

1.08

.880

1.38

.606

  50–59

0.56

.221

0.58

.274

0.63

.451

  60–69

0.45

.109

0.40

.081

0.41

.165

  70 + 

0.28

.066

0.27

.069

0.28

.153

 Gender (ref. female)

  Male

0.46

.051

.52

.110

0.70

.461

 Relation (ref. spouse)

  Child

0.41

.135

0.76

.665

0.42

.259

  Sibling

0.29

.129

0.56

.511

0.48

.488

  Grandchild

0.08

.002

0.18

.042

0.07

.011

  Child-in-law

0.32

.160

0.68

.655

0.27

.183

  Other

0.32

.098

0.55

.422

0.38

.294

 Length of residence in a nursing home (ref. < 3 months)

  3–6 months

0.36

.085

0.41

.145

0.40

.202

  6 months – 1 year

0.55

.280

0.77

.645

0.87

.839

  1–2 years

0.86

.760

1.15

.791

1.20

.763

   > 2 years

0.70

.444

1.02

.967

1.34

.615

 Distance from the nursing home (ref. < 5 km)

  5–20 km

0.74

.297

0.74

.325

0.76

.453

   > 20 km

0.84

.535

1.33

.393

1.36

.442

Before the visiting ban

 Frequency of visits to home care (ref. almost every day)

  At least twice a week

  

0.38

.022

0.41

.085

  About once a week

  

0.27

.002

0.39

.077

  Every second week

  

0.25

.009

0.35

.112

  Once a month

  

0.07

 < .001

0.10

.002

  Less than once a month

  

0.18

.016

0.32

.170

 Happy with the frequency of visits before the visiting ban (ref. yes)

  Too often

  

0.44

.560

0.32

.502

  Too rarely

  

1.55

.223

1.12

.793

During the visiting ban

 Enough contacts during the visiting ban (ref. yes)

  No

    

4.39

.002

 Noticed changes in the wellbeing of the close one (ref. yes)

  No

    

0.32

.001

 Enough information on (ref. 0–3 issues)

  4–5 issues

    

0.35

.001

 Visiting restrictions are the right solution (ref. yes)

  No

    

3.23

 < .001

Model statistics

 Nagelkerke R2

0.09

 

0.16

 

0.46

 
  1. Dependent variable: 1 = increased notably, 0 = remained similar, decreased, no concern and increased to some extent. Binary logistic regression analyses, odds ratios (OR) and p-values