Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), Singapore; 3. Changi ... take-up referral differ across different LTC services. ... A national representative survey of the patients.
A Longitudinal Study of Factors that Influence Use of Long Term Care Services in Singapore: Wave 1 Results Chang Liu, PhD1, Wee Shiou Liang, PhD2, Wayne Chong, MA2, Goh Soon Noi, PhD3, Angelique Chan,PhD1 1. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; 2. Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), Singapore; 3. Changi Hospital, Singapore BACKGROUND
Population aging in Singapore Governmental investments on formal Long-term Care Services (LTCS)
METHODS
RESULTS
Table 1. Odds Ratios for Referred Long-Term Figure 1. Care Giver’s Perception Scores and Referred Long-Term Care Services Utilization Care Services Utilization
o Add 3000+ NH beds by 2016 LTCS utilization is low compared to Western societies Take-up rate for some community services is less than 50% LTCS can be cost-effective for the society OBJECTIVES
To uncover the factors that are associated with take-up LTC services referral.
1.6 1.4
1.45*
1.40***
1.34 1.23
1.2
1.09
1.46** 1.40**
1.1
0.91
0.8
Analysis Approach
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Logistic Regression
0.4
Conditional Logistic Regression
0.2
RESULTS & IMPLICATIONS
0.0 Quality Score
Convenience Score
Any LTC Services (n=1,084) Home-Based Services (n=575)
Social Connectedness Score
Affordability Score
Community-Based Services (n=730)
Notes: LTC services=long term care services. In all the models, we adjusted for care recipients’ age, sex, housing, education, comorbidity, ADL, iADL, income, Medisave status, and care givers’ age, sex, housing, health, # of family members in the household, decision, and whether have a maid. *p
