Factors influencing the satisfaction of demands on services for elderly with visual disability / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the status and associated factors of demand satisfaction (DS) of services for older adults with visual disability (OAVD).Methods Based on the 2nd National Sample Survey on Disability in 2006,a total number of 24 017 OAVD cases were included.Associated relationships among demographic,health-related,social,economic factors and services of DS,including health demand (Type Ⅰ),basic livelihood demand (Type Ⅱ),and environmental support demand (Type Ⅲ) were analyzed.Results The proportions of DS of Type Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲservices for OAVD were 35.1％,9.3％ and 4.3％ respectively.Eight factors as:having pension insurance (OR =1.64),living in urban areas (OR =1.54),per capita household income at ≥ 5 000 or over Yuan (OR=1.46) were favorable ones on OAVD DS while at age ≥ 80 or above (OR =0.90),being male (OR=0.93) were adverse factors of Type Ⅰ.Four factors as:being male (OR=1.43),living in urban areas (OR=1.15),subjects defined as grade Ⅱ (OR=1.36) and grade Ⅰ (OR=1.70)etc.,were favorable factors on OAVD DS.Five factors as:range of age groups at 15-59(OR=0.57)or at ≥60 (OR=0.45),per capita household income at 1 000-1 999 Yuan(OR=0.77),2 000-4 999 Yuan (OR =0.58) and ≥ 5 000 Yuan (OR =0.39) were adverse factors of Type Ⅱ.Factors as:living in urban areas (OR =1.23),defined as grade Ⅱ (OR =1.38) and grade Ⅰ (OR =1.34),having pension insurance (OR=1.62) and per capita household income at ≥5 000 Yuan (OR=1.42) etc.,were favorable factors of Type Ⅲ.Conclusion The DS degree of older adults with visual disability was generally very low while factors as:per capita household income,situation on social insurance,age,degree of disability,age when disability was identified,areas of residence,gender,grade of disability,marriage status,levels of education etc.,were significantly associated with the service on DS.