Predictors of the utilization of long-term care (LTC) services among residents in community-based LTC facilities in Taiwan

Activities of daily living trajectories among institutionalised older adults: A prospective study

“…The residents in LTC facilities in Taiwan were dependent and required someone's assistance in maintaining their ADL. The ADL score was the strongest predictor of assistance with ADL service use and recreational services in the Li, Fann, and Kuo study (), which found that assistance with ADL consumed the most personnel resources in LTC facilities in Taiwan (67.3 ± 46.0 hrs. every month; Li et al., ).…”

Determinants of Long-Term Care Services among the Elderly: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan

“…Other researchers have found that informal care availability was approximated by marital status and co-residence with family members, and was noted to be a closer substitute for less skilled long-term care services [17]. Marital status is reportedly a significant predictor of skilled-nursing service utilization and ADL support [14], [28]. Availability of informal care may lessen the demand for long-term care [29].…”

“…In Taiwan, old age, cognitive impairment, and functional disabilities are key predictors of the need for formal care, just as observed in Western countries [8]. However, most studies have focused on either home or institutional care [7], [9]–[14]; few have investigated simultaneous utilization of institutional and home/community care [15], [16]. Van Campen et al used a multinomial model to analyze the use of long-term care packages in Netherlands [16].…”

Evaluation of the Economic Burden of Diseases Associated With Poor Nutrition Status

“…The outcomes in Table 1 have economic implications and are hence useful measures for inclusion in an economic evaluation. Function , measured in terms of capacity to perform ADLs, is associated with care costs and length of hospital stay 17 – 21 . Among anthropometric outcomes , low body mass index 22 is associated with length of hospital stay, and the 25‐foot timed walking test 23 is associated with caregiver burden, although the walking measure most often used in clinical trials has been the 6‐minute walk test.…”