Table 3 Bivariate analysis of awareness of and demand for post-discharge healthcare services
From: Awareness of and subjective needs for post-discharge healthcare services among older adult patients
Post-discharge healthcare | Aware of PDHS (n = 212) | With a demand for PDHS (n = 212) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Related factors | Â | n | % | p | n | % | p |
Gender | Male | 79 | 80.6 | 0.194 | 48 | 49.0 | 0.047 |
| Â | Female | 98 | 86.0 | Â | 70 | 61.4 | Â |
Age (years) | 65 ~ 74 | 49 | 79.0 | 0.420 | 21 | 33.9 | 0.000 |
|  | 75 ~ 84 | 63 | 87.5 |  | 47 | 65.3 |  |
|  | ≥ 85 | 65 | 83.3 |  | 50 | 64.1 |  |
Marital status | Have a partner | 124 | 82.1 | 0.265 | 74 | 49.0 | 0.002 |
| Â | No partner | 53 | 86.9 | Â | 44 | 72.1 | Â |
Hospitalization in the past year | Yes | 78 | 82.1 | 0.379 | 62 | 65.3 | 0.008 |
No | 99 | 84.6 | Â | 56 | 47.9 | Â | |
Patient cognition | Abnormal | 39 | 90.7 | 0.113 | 33 | 76.7 | 0.001 |
| Â | Normal | 138 | 81.7 | Â | 85 | 50.3 | Â |
RDS | Grades 1 ~ 3 | 101 | 82.1 | 0.294 | 49 | 39.8 | 0.000 |
| Â | Grades 4 or 5 | 76 | 85.4 | Â | 69 | 77.5 | Â |
Self-care ability | Yes | 86 | 86.9 | 0.146 | 40 | 40.4 | 0.000 |
| Â | No | 91 | 80.5 | Â | 78 | 69.0 | Â |
Ambulation | Assistive | 60 | 83.3 | 0.554 | 52 | 72.2 | 0.000 |
| Â | Independent | 117 | 83.6 | Â | 66 | 47.1 | Â |