Table 2 Characteristics of the care receiver and bivariate associations with care-network type
|  | Total sample | Partner network 1 (n = 28) | Mixed network 2 (n = 37) | Privately paid network 3 (n = 22) | Professional network 4 (n = 59) | Statistic (χ2/F) | p-value | Post-hoc comparison of means/Pairwise comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | M (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender (% female) | 47.9 | 21.4 | 62.2 | 45.5 | 52.5 | 11.4 | .010 | Â |
Age (55–95) | 81.3 (9.2) | 76.6 (9.5) | 83.0 (8.9) | 79.8 (9.3) | 83.2 (8.6) | 4.0 | .009 | 1 < 2,4 |
Educational level (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 16.8 | .010 | Â |
 Low | 57.5 | 50 | 70.3 | 27.3 | 64.4 |  |  |  |
 Middle | 27.4 | 25 | 24.3 | 54.5 | 20.3 |  |  |  |
 High | 15.1 | 25 | 5.4 | 18.2 | 15.3 |  |  |  |
Partner (%) | 45.4 | 100 | 13.5 | 45.5 | 39 | 49.9 | .000 | Â |
Nature of health problems | ||||||||
Chronic diseases (0–5) | 1.2 (1.2) | 1.4 (1) | 1 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 1.3 (0.2) | 0.6 | .625 |  |
 CNSLD (%) | 23.3 | 14.3 | 18.9 | 27.3 | 28.8 | 2.9 | .412 |  |
 Heart disease (%) | 31.5 | 32.1 | 27 | 40.9 | 30.5 | 1.3 | .734 |  |
 Diabetes (%) | 14.4 | 21.4 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 1.7 | .640 |  |
 Stroke (%) | 16.4 | 21.4 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 16.9 | 3 | .399 |  |
 Cancer (%) | 36.3 | 46.4 | 24.3 | 31.8 | 40.7 | 4.2 | .239 |  |
Functional limitations (0–6) | 3.9 (2) | 3.3 (2.1) | 4.4 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) | 4.1 (1.9) | 11.3 | .010 | 2 > 3 |
Cognitive functioning (1–16) | 13.8 (2.7) | 13.3 (2.5) | 13.6 (3) | 14.7 (1.5) | 13.3 (3) | 6.8 | .078 |  |