Table 1 Characteristics of nursing home residents (n = 375)
From: Quality of life and related factors of nursing home residents in Singapore
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Age | |
< 80 | 206 (54.9) |
≥ 80 | 169 (45.1) |
Gender | |
Male | 173 (46.1) |
Female | 202 (53.9) |
Race | |
Chinese | 326 (86.9) |
Non-Chinese | 49 (13.1) |
Marital status | |
With partner | 69 (18.4) |
No partner | 306 (81.6) |
Education | |
No or low education | 273 (72.8) |
Higher education | 102 (27.2) |
Religion | |
Religion | 339 (90.4) |
No religion | 36 (9.6) |
Language spoke | |
English | 78(20.8) |
Mandarin | 72(19.2) |
Hokkien | 164(43.7) |
Cantonese | 36 (9.6) |
Others | 25 (6.7) |
Length of stay | |
< 2 years | 139 (37.1) |
≥ 2 years | 236 (62.9) |
Medication | |
Non-parenteral/non-oral medication | 8 (2.1) |
Parenteral/oral medication | 367 (97.9) |
Depression | |
No depression | 296 (78.9) |
Minor depression | 54 (14.4) |
Major depression | 25 (6.7) |
Comorbidities | |
< 3 | 94 (25.1) |
≥ 3 | 281 (74.9) |
ADL status | |
Independent in 0–3 ADLs | 189 (50.4) |
Independent in 4–6 ADLs | 186 (49.6) |
AMT score | |
AMT ≤6 | 115 (40.3) |
AMT >6 | 255 (59.7) |
Social contact | |
With social contact | 309 (82.4) |
No or lack of social contact | 66 (17.6) |
History of being restrained | |
Yes | 45 (12.1) |
No | 327 (87.9) |
History of falls | |
Yes | 85 (22.9) |
No | 287 (77.2) |
Difficulty in communication with staff | |
No difficulty | 325 (86.7) |
Difficulty | 50 (13.3) |
Nursing homes | |
1 | 66 (17.6) |
2 | 55 (14.7) |
3 | 100 (26.7) |
4 | 54 (14.4) |
5 | 53 (14.1) |
6 | 47 (12.5) |