Reaching 100 in the Countryside: Health Profile and Living Circumstances of Portuguese Centenarians from the Beira Interior Region

Table 6

Use of elder support services and technical aids by the Portuguese centenarians from Beira Interior ( = 101).

		Male ( = 14)	Female ( = 87)	Total	p
Day center	No	14 (100%)	77 (88.5%)	91 (90.1%)	0.281
	Yes	0	8 (9.2%)	8 (7.9%)
	N/A	0	2 (2.3%)	2 (2%)
Social center	No	14 (100%)	80 (91.9%)	94 (93.1%)	0.623
	Yes	0	3 (3.4%)	3 (3%)
	N/A	0	4 (4.6%)	4 (4%)
House support service	No	12 (85.7%)	85 (97.7%)	85 (84.2%)	0.589
	Yes	2 (14.3%)	13 (14.9%)	13 (12.8%)
	N/A	0	3 (3.4%)	3 (3%)
Outpatient nursing care	No	14 (100%)	81 (93.1%)	95 (94.1%)	0.731
	Yes	0	2 (2.3%)	2 (2%)
	N/A	0	4 (4.6%)	4 (4%)
Nursing	No	10 (71.4%)	59 (67.8%)	69 (68.3%)	0.601
	Yes	4 (4.6%)	25 (28.7%)	29 (28.7%)
	N/A	0	3 (3.4%)	3 (3%)
Physiotherapy	No	14 (100%)	76 (87.4%)	90 (89.1%)	0.323
	Yes	0	7 (8%)	7 (6.9%)
	N/A	0	4 (4.6%)	4 (4%)
Speech therapy	No	14 (100%)	83 (95.4%)	97 (96%)	-
	Yes	0	0	0
	N/A	0	4 (4.6%)	4 (4%)
Occupational therapy	No	14 (100%)	82 (94.2%)	96 (95%)	0.733
	Yes	0	2 (2.3%)	2 (2%)
	N/A	0	3 (3.4%)	3 (3%)
Other services	No	13 (92.8%)	74 (85%)	87 (86.1%)	0.402
	Yes	1 (7.2%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3%)
	N/A	0	11 (12.6%)	11 (10.9%)
		Technical aids
Walking stick	No	6 (42.8%)	60 (69%)	66 (65.3%)	0.111
	Yes	6 (42.8%)	23 (26.4%)	29 (28.7%)
	N/A	2 (14.3%)	4 (4.6%)	6 (5.9%)
Hiker	No	12 (85.7%)	71 (81.6%)	83 (82.2%)	0.155
	Yes	0	13 (14.9%)	13 (12.9%)
	N/A	2 (14.3%)	3 (3.5%)	5 (4.9%)
Wheelchair	No	9 (64.3%)	52 (59.8%)	61 (60.4%)	0.409
	Yes	4 (28.6%)	33 (33.9%)	37 (36.6%)
	N/A	1 (7.1%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3%)
Hearing aids	No	12 (85.7%)	80 (91.9%)	92 (91.1%)	0.360
	Yes	1 (7.1%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3%)
	N/A	1 (7.1%)	5 (5.7%)	6 (5.9%)
Glasses	No	6 (42.8%)	52 (59.8%)	58 (57.4%)	0.203
	Yes	7 (50%)	31 (35.6%)	38 (37.6%)
	N/A	1 (7.1%)	4 (4.6%)	5 (5%)