A Cross-Sectional Study to Examine Factors Associated with Primary Health Care Service Utilization among Older Adults in the Irbid Governorate of Jordan
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of the predisposing, enabling, and need variables of older adult participants ().
Variables
%
Mean (S.D.)
Predisposing variables
Age (in years)
64.6 (9.7)
Gender
Male
57.4
Female
42.6
Marital status
Married
88.4
Widow
11.6
Education level
No education
36.8
Primary school education
42.1
Secondary and higher education
21.1
Employment status
Unemployed
55.3
Retired
41.1
Employed
3.7
Tobacco user
Nonsmoker
71.1
Smoker
28.9
Enabling variables
Health insurance
Uninsured
6.3
Insured
93.7
Income (Jordanian Dinars per month)
218.2 (88.7)
Need variables
Chronic illnesses
No chronic illnesses
27.9
Have chronic illnesses
72.1
Cognitive impairment
No cognitive impairment
96.8
Have cognitive impairment
3.2
Perceived general health status today
6.61 (1.3)
Perceived general health status in the last 1 month
PCS score
41.28 (11.0)
MCS score
50.46 (7.3)
Perceived general health status in the past 6 months
6.46 (1.3)
Perceived general health status in the past 12 months
