Figure 1Architecture and contents of the proposed system.
Table 1Characteristics of participants
Variables |
Beneficiaries |
Nonbeneficiaries |
Age (year) |
78.9 ± 9.4 |
78.9 ± 6.7 |
Gender |
Male |
377 (16.7) |
133 (5.9) |
Female |
1166 (51.5) |
587 (25.9) |
Housemate |
None |
381 (16.8) |
504 (22.3) |
Existence |
1162 (51.3) |
216 (9.5) |
Residence |
Apartment |
795 (35.1) |
271 (12.0) |
House |
748 (33.1) |
449 (19.8) |
Physical status |
Mild |
369 (16.3) |
636 (28.1) |
Moderate |
850 (37.6) |
78 (3.4) |
Severe |
324 (14.3) |
6 (0.3) |
Mental status |
Mild |
740 (32.7) |
576 (25.5) |
Severe |
497 (22.0) |
123 (5.4) |
Moderate |
306 (13.5) |
21 (0.9) |
Total |
1543 (68.2) |
720 (31.8) |
Table 2Service implementation change by community-based home healthcare project
Variables |
Preimplementation |
Postimplementation |
Increase rate % |
Long-term care service |
Visit care |
1249 (55.2) |
1272 (56.2) |
101.8 |
Visit bathing |
289 (12.8) |
303 (13.4) |
104.8 |
Day and night care |
329 (14.5) |
380 (16.8) |
115.5 |
Visit nursing |
22 (1.0) |
31 (1.4) |
140.9 |
Assistive device |
344 (15.2) |
381 (16.8) |
110.8 |
Health and medical service |
Visit doctor |
154 (6.8) |
231 (10.2) |
150.0 |
Visit nurse |
152 (6.7) |
221 (9.8) |
145.4 |
Home healthcare |
14 (0.6) |
35 (1.5) |
250.0 |
Dental hygiene |
111 (4.9) |
424 (18.7) |
382.0 |
Nutrition management |
63 (2.8) |
396 (17.5) |
628.6 |
Physical therapy |
272 (12.0) |
570 (25.2) |
209.6 |
Health promotion program |
19 (0.8) |
112 (4.9) |
589.5 |
Out-patient clinic |
789 (34.9) |
832 (36.8) |
105.4 |
Oriental clinic |
39 (1.7) |
109 (4.8) |
279.5 |
Dementia screening |
217 (9.6) |
376 (16.6) |
173.3 |
Health education |
221 (9.8) |
446 (19.7) |
201.8 |
Welfare and leisure service |
Hairstyling |
317 (14.0) |
623 (27.5) |
196.5 |
Lunch box |
119 (5.3) |
160 (7.1) |
134.5 |
Side dish |
248 (11.0) |
628 (27.8) |
253.2 |
Art program |
234 (10.3) |
316 (14.0) |
135.0 |
Exercise program |
266 (11.8) |
331 (14.6) |
124.4 |
Senior products |
58 (2.6) |
98 (4.3) |
169.0 |
Residential environment improvement |
32 (1.4) |
141 (6.2) |
440.6 |
Education on prevention of elderly people abuse |
244 (10.8) |
391 (17.3) |
160.2 |
Telephone greeting |
485 (21.4) |
866 (38.3) |
178.6 |
Table 3Increase rate of home healthcare service
Variables |
Beneficiaries |
Nonbeneficiaries |
p
|
Long-term care service |
102.5 ± 28.7 |
106.6 ± 25.8 |
0.086 |
Health and medical service |
138.6 ± 84.1 |
160.1 ± 103.9 |
<0.001 |
Welfare and leisure service |
137.5 ± 85.5 |
148.5 ± 94.3 |
0.065 |
Total |
199.7 ± 151.8 |
211.9 ± 161.2 |
0.117 |