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Table 3 Logistic regression model of perceived difficulties in acquiring health resources (N = 4871)

From: Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Difficulties in a

Acquiring COVID-19 information

Buying and using personal protective equipment

Using medical services

 

Model 1: crude

Model 2: logistic

Model 1: crude

Model 2: logistic

Model 1: crude

Model 2: logistic

 

ORd (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

 

OR (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

 

OR (95% CI)

Internet use

         

No

1.85(1.55–2.20)***

1.57 (1.28–1.92)***

1.51(1.27–1.79)***

1.36 (1.11–1.65)**

1.73(1.46–2.05)***

1.20 (0.99–1.46)

Yes (Reference)

1

1

1

1

 

1

Types of disabilities

         

Physical disability

  

0.90 (0.38–2.15)

  

1.98 (0.88–4.50)

  

1.03 (0.43–2.49)

Brain lesion

  

0.89 (0.37–2.14)

  

1.97 (0.86–4.49)

  

1.65 (0.68–4.02)

Visual impairment

  

0.81 (0.34–1.96)

  

1.93 (0.84–4.42)

  

1.03 (0.42–2.53)

Hearing impairment

  

0.74 (0.31–1.76)

  

1.66 (0.73–3.77)

  

0.89 (0.37–2.17)

Mental disability

  

0.89(0.36–2.21)

  

1.62(0.68–3.83)

  

1.09(0.43–2.76)

Internal disability

  

0.71(0.30–1.70)

  

1.50(0.66–3.41)

  

1.02(0.42–2.47)

Speech disability

  

0.70(0.27–1.80)

  

1.67(0.67–4.13)

  

1.82(0.69–4.80)

Facial disfigurement

(Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Level of disability

         

Severe

  

1.19 (1.00–1.38)*

  

1.24 (1.07–1.43)**

  

1.27 (1.09–1.47)**

Mild (Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Age

  

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

  

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

  

1.02 (1.01–1.03)***

Gender

         

Female

  

1.00 (0.86–1.18)

  

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

  

1.13 (0.96–1.32)

Male (Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Living arrangements

         

Living alone

  

1.13 (0.91–1.41)

  

1.09 (0.88–1.35)

  

0.94 (0.76–1.17)

Living with others

(Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Marital status

         

Married

  

0.96 (0.77–1.19)

  

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

  

0.84 (0.68–1.03)

Other (Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Education

         

None

  

1.52 (1.06–2.19)*

  

1.40 (0.98–2.01)

  

1.28 (0.90–1.84)

High school or below

  

1.24 (0.94–1.64)

  

1.22 (0.92–1.60)

  

1.17(0.90–1.52)

College or above

(Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Self-reported economic status

         

Lower class

  

0.93 (0.44–1.94)

  

1.02 (0.49–2.13)

  

1.06 (0.49–2.29)

Middle class

  

0.54 (0.26–1.14)

  

0.66 (0.32–1.38)

  

0.72 (0.33–1.56)

Upper class

(Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Chronic disease

         

Yes

  

0.74 (0.64–0.90)**

  

0.82 (0.68–1.00)*

  

0.95 (0.79–1.15)

No (Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Living area

         

Rural

  

1.31 (1.13–1.51)***

  

1.32 (1.14–1.53)***

  

1.33 (1.15–1.54)***

Urban (Reference)

  

1

  

1

  

1

Cox and Snell R2

0.046

0.029

0.045

Nagelkerke R2

0.061

0.038

0.060

  1. a There were 2140 (unweighted number) observations for difficulties in acquiring COVID-19 information, 2172 (unweighted number) for difficulties in buying and using personal protective equipment, and 2563 (unweighted number) for difficulties in using medical services
  2. b B: coefficient
  3. c SE: Standard error
  4. d OR, Odds ratio derived from multivariate logistic regression
  5. * Significant at the P <.05 level
  6. ** Significant at the P <.01 level
  7. *** Significant at the P <.001 level