Social Support Associated with Quality of Life in Home Care Patients with Intractable Neurological Disease in Japan
Table 2
Factors related to the total WHOQOL score (Low-score and high-score groups).
Low-score group
High-score group
Adjusted sex, age, and ADL
(N = 39)
(N = 35)
OR
95% CI
P value
Living status
Alone
2 (5.1)
4 (11.4)
0.59
0.08–4.21
0.600
With family
37 (94.9)
31 (88.6)
ADL
Independent group
17 (43.6)
5 (14.3)
Low-level care group
8 (20.5)
7 (20.0)
2.19
1.19–4.01
0.011
High-level care group
14 (35.9)
23 (65.7)
Hobby
Not having
25 (64.1)
11 (32.4)
3.71
1.30–10.64
0.015
Having
14 (35.9)
23 (67.6)
Frequency of going out
Less than one time/week
12 (30.8)
3 (8.6)
One time/week
7 (17.9)
5 (14.3)
1.98
0.97–4.05
0.060
Two times or more/week
20 (51.3)
27 (77.1)
A person who will listen empathically to anxieties or troubles
Not having
18 (47.4)
8 (23.5)
3.29
1.02–10.62
0.046
Having
20 (52.6)
26 (76.5)
Someone who helps you whenever you are in trouble
Not having
6 (15.4)
4 (11.4)
1.60
0.35–7.26
0.542
Having
33 (84.6)
31 (88.6)
Self-help patient group
Not join
33 (84.6)
26 (76.5)
1.76
0.49–6.24
0.385
Join
6 (15.4)
8 (23.5)
Patient gatherings held by the public health center
Not attending
31 (79.5)
20 (57.1)
3.83
1.19–12.34
0.025
Attending
8 (20.5)
15 (42.9)
Up-to-date information during medical visits
Not receiving
21 (53.8)
16 (45.7)
1.32
0.47–3.69
0.602
Receiving
18 (46.2)
19 (54.3)
A hospital which will admit you when your condition suddenly changes
Not having
14 (35.9)
6 (17.6)
2.31
0.71–7.56
0.165
Having
25 (64.1)
28 (82.4)
An easy-to-understand explanation about their diseases
Not receiving
7 (17.9)
7 (20.0)
0.61
0.17–2.20
0.447
Receiving
32 (82.1)
28 (80.0)
Consultations with medical professionals during medical visits
Not receiving
14 (35.9)
12 (35.3)
1.69
0.55–5.21
0.362
Receiving
25 (64.1)
22 (64.7)
Home-visit nursing or rehabilitation service
Not using
29 (74.4)
32 (91.4)
0.49
0.11–2.19
0.352
Using
10 (25.6)
3 (8.6)
Home care services
Not using
33 (84.6)
28 (80.0)
2.70
0.61–11.92
0.190
Using
6 (15.4)
7 (20.0)
Data are expressed as frequency (%), odds ratio (OR), and 95% confidential interval (CI) of logistic regression analysis. Odds ratio shows relation with the total QOL score (low-score and high-score groups) and each factor after adjusting for sex, age, and ADL, using multiple logistic regression analysis. P value by multiple logistic regression analysis.
