Table 2 The Association between the socioeconomic characteristics and the willingness to move to a nursing home (n = 264)
Variable | Total n (%) | No willingness to move to a NHa, n (%) | Having willingness to move to a NH, n (%) | X2 (PÂ value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 264 (100.0) | 84 (31.8) | 180 (68.2) | Â |
Expectations of smart NHs, 10 items (mean: 4.0, mean range: 2.0–5.0) | ||||
 Lowest tertile (≤ 3.90) | 93 (35.2) | 47 (50.5) | 46 (49.5) | 28.89 < 0.001 |
 Middle tertile (3.91–4.40) | 101 (38.3) | 29 (28.7) | 72 (71.3) | |
 Highest tertile (≥ 4.41) | 70 (26.5) | 8 (11.4) | 62 (88.6) | |
Acceptability of smart NHs, 14 items (mean: 4.0, mean range: 1.6–4.9) | ||||
 Lowest tertile (≤ 3.93) | 94 (35.6) | 48 (51.1) | 46 (48.9) | 25.65 < 0.001 |
 Middle tertile (3.94–4.29) | 87 (33.0) | 21 (24.1) | 66 (75.9) | |
 Highest tertile (≥ 4.30) | 83 (31.4) | 15 (18.1) | 68 (81.9) | |
Age | ||||
 60–64 yo | 88 (33.3) | 24 (27.3) | 64 (72.7) | 2.20 0.333 |
 65–70 yo | 88 (33.3) | 33 (37.5) | 55 (62.5) | |
 71–75 yo | 88 (33.3) | 27 (30.7) | 61 (69.3) | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 130 (49.2) | 40 (30.8) | 90 (69.2) | 0.13 0.719 |
 Female | 134 (50.8) | 44 (32.8) | 90 (67.2) | |
Health status | ||||
 Healthy | 98 (37.1) | 36 (36.7) | 62 (63.3) | 1.74 0.419 |
 One chronic disease | 101 (38.3) | 29 (28.7) | 72 (71.3) | |
 Two or more chronic diseases | 65 (24.6) | 19 (29.2) | 46 (70.8) | |
Income per month | ||||
 No pension | 30 (11.4) | 11 (36.7) | 19 (63.3) | 2.81 0.421 |
 1000–2000 CNY | 59 (22.3) | 14 (23.7) | 45 (76.3) | |
 2000–4000 CNY | 89 (33.7) | 32 (36.0) | 57 (64.0) | |
 More than 4000 CNY | 86 (32.6) | 27 (31.4) | 59 (68.6) | |
Type of insurance | ||||
 No insurance or with NRCMIb | 22 (8.3) | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 14.85 0.002 |
 URBMIc | 30 (11.4) | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) | |
 UEBMId | 181 (68.6) | 65 (35.9) | 116 (64.1) | |
 Other commercial insurance | 31 (11.7) | 5 (16.1) | 26 (83.9) | |
Education | ||||
 Primary school degree or lower | 16 (6.1) | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0) | 8.09 0.044 |
 Junior school degree | 68 (25.8) | 19 (27.9) | 49 (72.1) | |
 High school degree | 139 (52.6) | 54 (38.8) | 85 (61.2) | |
 University degree or higher | 41 (15.5) | 7 (17.1) | 34 (82.9) | |
Number of children | ||||
 1 Child or no child | 150 (56.8) | 39 (26.0) | 111 (74.0) | 5.79 0.055 |
 2 Children | 96 (36.4) | 39 (40.6) | 57 (59.4) | |
 3 or more than 3 children | 18 (6.8) | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | |
Living with whom | ||||
 Alone | 24 (9.1) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | 3.89 0.274 |
 With partner or housemaid | 125 (47.3) | 44 (39.8) | 81 (85.2) | |
 With child or children | 42 (15.9) | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | |
 With partner and Children | 73 (27.7) | 19 (26.0) | 54 (74.0) | |
Familiarity with technology | ||||
 Not familiar with technology | 54 (20.5) | 34 (63.0) | 20 (37.0) | 31.44 < 0.001 |
 Neutral | 146 (55.3) | 38 (26.0) | 108 (74.0) | |
 Familiar with technology | 64 (24.2) | 12 (18.8) | 52 (81.2) | |
Openness to technology | ||||
 No (not open to technology) | 76 (28.8) | 50 (65.8) | 26 (34.2) | 56.77 < 0.001 |
 Yes (open to technology) | 188 (71.2) | 34 (18.1) | 154 (81.9) | |
Self-efficacy in applying smart technologies | ||||
 No | 96 (36.4) | 56 (58.3) | 40 (41.7) | 48.89 < 0.001 |
 Yes | 168 (63.6) | 28 (16.7) | 140 (83.3) | |