Figure 1Research model.
Table 1Definition of dependent variables.
Variable |
Definition |
Outpatient |
0 = No |
|
1 = Yes |
Inpatient |
0 = No |
|
1 = Yes |
Table 2Classification and definition of independent variables.
Variable |
Definition |
Reference |
Predisposing factors |
Gender |
0 = Male |
Male |
|
|
1 = Female |
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
Marital status |
0 = No spouse |
No spouse |
|
|
1 = Spouse |
|
|
|
2 = Others |
|
Enabling factors |
Education level |
0 = Under elementary school |
Under elementary school |
|
|
1 = Middle & high school |
|
|
|
2 = Over college |
|
|
Household income |
1–5 quantile |
1-quantile |
|
Economic activity |
0 = No |
No |
|
|
1 = Yes |
|
|
Insurance type |
0 = Medical aid |
Medical aid |
|
|
1 = National Health Insurance |
|
Need factors |
Chronic disease |
0 = No |
No |
|
|
1 = Yes |
|
|
Disability |
0 = No |
No |
|
|
1 = Yes |
|
Table 3Demographic analysis.
|
|
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Predisposing factors |
Gender |
Male |
4,871 (42.9) |
4,812 (43.1) |
4,652 (43.8) |
|
|
Female |
6,491 (57.1) |
6,349 (56.9) |
5,962 (56.2) |
|
Age |
Mean (SD) |
51.1 (17.8) |
50.6 (18.2) |
50.2 (18.3) |
|
Marital status |
Single |
2,010 (17.7) |
2,043 (18.3) |
1,984 (18.7) |
|
|
Married |
8,002 (70.4) |
7,736 (69.3) |
7,313 (68.9) |
|
|
Others |
1,350 (11.2) |
1,382 (12.4) |
1,317 (12.4) |
Enabling factors |
Education level |
Under elementary |
2,808 (24.7) |
2,793 (25.1) |
2,581 (24.3) |
|
|
Middle & high school |
5,758 (50.7) |
5,617 (50.3) |
5,369 (50.6) |
|
|
Over college |
2,796 (24.6) |
2,751 (24.6) |
2,664 (25.1) |
|
Household income |
1-quantile |
1,634 (14.4) |
1,705 (15.3) |
1,776 (16.7) |
|
|
2-quantile |
2,225 (19.6) |
2,140 (19.2) |
2,142 (20.2) |
|
|
3-quantile |
1,391 (21.0) |
2,443 (21.9) |
2,264 (21.3) |
|
|
4-quantile |
2,561 (22.5) |
2,468 (22.1) |
2,208 (20.8) |
|
|
5-quantile |
2,551 (22.5) |
2,405 (21.5) |
2,224 (21.0) |
|
Economic activity |
No |
5,224 (46.0) |
5,183 (46.4) |
4,838 (45.6) |
|
|
Yes |
6,138 (54.0) |
5,978 (53.6) |
5,776 (54.4) |
|
Insurance type |
Medical aid |
566 (5.0) |
556 (5.0) |
497 (4.7) |
|
|
National Health Insurance |
10,796 (95.0) |
10,605 (95.0) |
10,117 (95.3) |
Need factors |
Chronic disease |
No |
4,023 (35.4) |
3,610 (32.3) |
3,473 (32.7) |
|
|
Yes |
7,339 (64.6) |
7,551 (67.7) |
7,141 (67.3) |
|
Disability |
No |
10,613 (93.4) |
10,316 (92.4) |
9,824 (92.6) |
|
|
Yes |
749 (6.6) |
845 (7.6) |
790 (7.4) |
|
Total |
11,362 (100.0) |
11,161 (100.0) |
19,614 (100.0) |
Table 4Frequency of the dependent variable.
|
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Outpatient |
No |
23 (0.2) |
19 (0.2) |
11 (0.1) |
|
Yes |
11,339 (99.8) |
11,142 (99.8) |
10,603 (99.9) |
Inpatient |
No |
9,748 (85.8) |
9,588 (85.9) |
9,036 (85.1) |
|
Yes |
1,614 (14.2) |
1,573 (14.1) |
1,578 (14.87) |
Table 5Factors related to health services utilization of outpatients: logistic regression.
Variables |
Model 1
|
Model 2
|
Model 3
|
b
|
SE |
OR |
b
|
SE |
OR |
b
|
SE |
OR |
Predisposing factors |
Gender (male) |
Female |
1.17 * |
1.31 |
3.22 |
1.20 * |
1.37 |
3.31 |
1.14 †
|
1.33 |
3.12 |
|
Age |
|
−0.05 * |
0.01 |
0.95 |
−0.05 * |
0.02 |
0.96 |
−0.06 * |
0.02 |
0.95 |
|
Marital (single) |
Married |
2.45 †
|
7.77 |
11.63 |
2.16 * |
6.09 |
8.69 |
2.12 * |
5.91 |
8.3 |
|
|
Others |
1.36 |
3.31 |
3.9 |
1.07 |
2.5 |
2.93 |
1 |
2.37 |
2.72 |
Enabling factors |
Education level (under elementary) |
Middle & High |
|
|
|
−0.3 |
0.37 |
0.74 |
−0.32 |
0.38 |
0.73 |
|
|
Over college |
|
|
|
−0.6 |
0.33 |
0.55 |
−0.61 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
|
Household income (1-quantile) |
2-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.58 |
0.28 |
0.56 |
−0.59 |
0.29 |
0.56 |
|
|
3-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.13 |
0.51 |
0.88 |
−0.12 |
0.52 |
0.89 |
|
|
4-quantile |
|
|
|
0.22 |
0.79 |
1.24 |
0.21 |
0.8 |
1.23 |
|
|
5-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.36 |
0.42 |
0.7 |
−0.39 |
0.42 |
0.68 |
|
Economic activity (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
0.66 |
0.75 |
1.93 |
0.7 |
0.82 |
2.01 |
|
Insurance (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
0.56 |
1.06 |
1.76 |
0.48 |
1.03 |
1.62 |
Need factors |
Chronic disease (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.03 * |
1.33 |
2.81 |
|
Disability (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
−0.83 |
0.23 |
0.44 |
Table 6Factors related to health services utilization of inpatients: logistic regression.
Variables |
Model 1
|
Model 2
|
Model 3
|
b
|
SE |
OR |
b
|
SE |
OR |
b
|
SE |
OR |
Predisposing factors |
Gender (male) |
Female |
−0.01 |
0.04 |
0.99 |
−0.13 †
|
0.04 |
0.88 |
−0.11 †
|
0.04 |
0.9 |
|
Age |
|
0.02 ‡
|
0 |
1.02 |
0.01 ‡
|
0 |
1.01 |
0.00 ‡
|
0 |
1.01 |
|
Marital (single) |
Married |
0.17 * |
0.08 |
1.19 |
0.51 ‡
|
0.08 |
1.67 |
0.51 ‡
|
0.08 |
1.67 |
|
|
Others |
0.29 †
|
0.11 |
1.34 |
0.48 ‡
|
0.11 |
1.62 |
0.49 ‡
|
0.11 |
1.62 |
Enabling factors |
Education level (under elementary) |
Middle & high |
|
|
|
−0.32 ‡
|
0.06 |
0.73 |
−0.29 ‡
|
0.06 |
0.75 |
|
|
Over college |
|
|
|
−0.36 ‡
|
0.07 |
0.7 |
−0.31 ‡
|
0.07 |
0.73 |
|
Household income (1-quantile) |
2-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.02 |
0.06 |
0.98 |
−0.02 |
0.06 |
0.98 |
|
|
3-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.01 |
0.07 |
0.99 |
−0.01 |
0.07 |
0.99 |
|
|
4-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.1 |
0.07 |
0.91 |
−0.09 |
0.07 |
0.91 |
|
|
5-quantile |
|
|
|
−0.02 |
0.07 |
0.98 |
−0.01 |
0.07 |
0.99 |
|
Economic activity (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
−0.31 ‡
|
0.04 |
0.73 |
−0.28 ‡
|
0.04 |
0.75 |
|
Insurance (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
−0.74 ‡
|
0.08 |
0.48 |
−0.63 ‡
|
0.08 |
0.53 |
Need factors |
Chronic disease (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.27 ‡
|
0.05 |
1.31 |
|
Disability (no) |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.47 ‡
|
0.07 |
1.6 |