Table 4 Spearman correlation coefficients between variables and home deaths rate among 47 prefectures.
Variables | Spearman coefficient | p-value |
|---|---|---|
The number of general hospitals | -0.580* | < 0.001 |
The number of beds in hospital | -0.562* | < 0.001 |
Ratio of daily occupied beds in general hospital | -0.457* | 0.001 |
The number of families in which the elderly living alone | -0.421* | 0.003 |
Dwelling rooms (per dwelling) | 0.440* | 0.002 |
The number of health service facilities for the elderly | -0.495* | < 0.001 |