Table 2 Comparison between the would-be-isolated and non-isolated groups in terms of parameters associated with social isolation
Basic attributes/social isolation-related parameters | n | 2007 | p value | n | 2010 | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Would-be-isolated group | Non-isolated group | Would-be-isolated group | Non-isolated group | |||||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||
Gender | 1.00 | 0.46 | ||||||||||
Male | 35 | 13 | 37.1 | 22 | 62.9 | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 19 | 65.5 | ||
Female | 43 | 16 | 37.2 | 27 | 62.8 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 25 | 56.8 | ||
Age | 0.77 | 0.05 | ||||||||||
≥75 years | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 22 | 61.1 | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 25 | 52.1 | ||
65–74 | 42 | 15 | 35.7 | 27 | 64.3 | 25 | 6 | 24.0 | 19 | 76.0 | ||
Household members | 0.98 | 0.29 | ||||||||||
1 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 8 | 61.5 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 9 | 50.0 | ||
≥2 | 63 | 24 | 38.1 | 39 | 61.9 | 53 | 19 | 35.8 | 34 | 64.2 | ||
Subjective sense of well-being | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
Low | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 11 | 37.9 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 7 | 31.8 | ||
High | 49 | 11 | 22.4 | 38 | 77.6 | 51 | 14 | 27.5 | 37 | 72.5 | ||
Depression | 0.01 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
Present | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 4 | 28.6 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 6 | 37.5 | ||
Absent | 46 | 14 | 30.4 | 32 | 69.6 | 42 | 13 | 31.0 | 29 | 69.0 | ||
Number of diseases under treatment | 0.86 | 0.89 | ||||||||||
Less than 2 diseases | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 11 | 61.1 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 13 | 59.1 | ||
More than 3 diseases | 60 | 22 | 36.7 | 38 | 63.3 | 51 | 20 | 39.2 | 31 | 60.8 | ||
Experience of falls | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
Present | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 5 | 35.7 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 8 | 36.4 | ||
Absent | 64 | 20 | 31.3 | 44 | 68.8 | 51 | 15 | 29.4 | 36 | 70.6 | ||
IADL | 0.17 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
Low | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 14 | 9 | 14.3 | 5 | 35.7 | ||
High | 66 | 23 | 34.8 | 43 | 65.2 | 57 | 19 | 23.3 | 38 | 66.7 | ||
Number of hobbies and activities | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
Less than 2 activities | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 10 | 45.5 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 10 | 43.5 | ||
More than 3 activities | 56 | 17 | 30.4 | 39 | 69.6 | 50 | 16 | 32.0 | 34 | 68.0 | ||
Household income | 0.01 | 0.07 | ||||||||||
Low | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 18.2 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 5 | 38.5 | ||
High | 62 | 20 | 32.3 | 42 | 67.7 | 56 | 19 | 33.9 | 37 | 66.1 | ||
Status of long-term care need | 0.41 | 0.02 | ||||||||||
Required | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 5 | 33.3 | ||
Not required | 68 | 24 | 35.3 | 44 | 64.7 | 56 | 18 | 32.1 | 38 | 67.9 | ||
Acceptance of emotional support | 0.78 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
Absent | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 10 | 58.8 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 18.2 | ||
Present | 61 | 22 | 36.1 | 39 | 63.9 | 61 | 19 | 31.1 | 42 | 68.9 | ||
Provision of emotional support | 0.05 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
Absent | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 10 | 45.5 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 5 | 26.3 | ||
Present | 55 | 17 | 30.9 | 38 | 69.1 | 52 | 13 | 25.0 | 39 | 75.0 | ||
Acceptance of instrumental support | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
Absent | 10 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 30.0 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 30.0 | ||
Present | 67 | 22 | 32.8 | 45 | 67.2 | 62 | 21 | 33.9 | 41 | 66.1 | ||
Provision of instrumental support | 0.08 | 0.29 | ||||||||||
Absent | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 44.4 | ||
Present | 66 | 23 | 34.8 | 43 | 65.2 | 61 | 22 | 36.1 | 39 | 63.9 | ||