Table 2 Regression Results for Self-reported QoL among Older Men (N = 3550).

From: Gender differences in the association between community care and quality of life among older adults in China

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

β (95% CI)

P

β (95% CI)

P

β (95% CI)

P

β (95% CI)

P

Variables

 Availability of personal care service

0.172 (0.054, 0.291)

0.004

0.165 (0.047, 0.283)

0.006

0.155 (0.042, 0.267)

0.007

0.132 (0.031, 0.232)

0.010

 Availability of home visit services

− 0.003 (− 0.062, 0.057)

0.931

0.006 (− 0.053, 0.065)

0.848

0.001 (− 0.055, 0.057)

0.974

− 0.002 (− 0.052, 0.048)

0.938

 Availability of psychological consulting services

− 0.004 (− 0.102, 0.094)

0.932

− 0.010 (− 0.108, 0.088)

0.841

− 0.008 (− 0.101, 0.085)

0.873

0.010 (− 0.073, 0.093)

0.810

 Availability of daily shopping services

− 0.012 (− 0.115, 0.091)

0.820

− 0.007 (− 0.109, 0.096)

0.895

− 0.024 (− 0.122, 0.073)

0.626

− 0.023 (− 0.110, 0.064)

0.608

 Availability of social and recreation services

0.176 (0.091, 0.260)

 < 0.001

0.157 (0.072, 0.242)

 < 0.001

0.091 (0.010, 0.172)

0.028

0.053 (− 0.019, 0.126)

0.150

 Availability of legal aid services

− 0.035 (− 0.124, 0.053)

0.434

− 0.039 (− 0.127, 0.050)

0.388

− 0.010 (− 0.095, 0.074)

0.811

− 0.018 (− 0.093, 0.058)

0.647

 Availability of healthcare education services

0.018 (− 0.044, 0.080)

0.562

0.024 (− 0.038, 0.086)

0.444

0.012 (− 0.046, 0.071)

0.677

0.002 (− 0.050, 0.054)

0.942

 Availability of neighborhood− relation services

0.062 (− 0.009, 0.132)

0.087

0.064 (− 0.006, 0.134)

0.075

0.062 (− 0.005, 0.129)

0.071

0.052 (− 0.008, 0.112)

0.089

Predisposing factors

 Age

  

− 0.004 (− 0.007, − 0.001)

0.009

− 0.002 (− 0.005, 0.001)

0.113

− 0.003 (− 0.005, − 0.001)

0.045

 Years of schooling

  

− 0.019 (− 0.027, − 0.012)

 < 0.001

− 0.006 (− 0.013, 0.001)

0.085

− 0.004 (− 0.010, 0.003)

0.260

 Presence of a spouse

  

0.041 (− 0.020, 0.102)

0.185

− 0.010 (− 0.074, 0.053)

0.749

− 0.005 (− 0.062, 0.051)

0.856

Enabling factors

 Number of children ever born

    

0.017 (0.004, 0.031)

0.014

0.017 (0.005, 0.030)

0.006

 Current residence

    

0.045 (− 0.004, 0.095)

0.074

0.042 (− 0.002, 0.087)

0.062

 Residence status

    

0.195 (0.120, 0.270)

 < 0.001

0.207 (0.140, 0.274)

 < 0.001

 Self− perceived economic status

    

0.426 (0.379, 0.472)

 < 0.001

0.270 (0.227, 0.313)

 < 0.001

 Public old− age insurance

    

0.053 (0.002, 0.103)

0.040

0.044 (− 0.001, 0.089)

0.056

Need factors

 Self− perceived health status

      

0.393 (0.367, 0.419)

 < 0.001

 ADL impairments

      

0.055 (0.002, 0.107)

0.042

  1. QoL: quality of life, ADL: activity of daily living.