Quality of Care for People with Disabilities and Related Factors in Hubei, China

VernacularTitle:湖北省残疾人照顾质量及其影响因素调查
Author: Yaxuan FANG ; Guiling HUANG ; Zhinan YANG ; Xiqian GU ; Li DU ; Qin CHEN ; Yinping ZHANG ; Xianmei MENG ; Liaobin CHEN
Keywords: people with disabilities; quality of care; related factors; Hubei
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(8):900-904
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the current situation of quality of care for people with disabilities and the related factors. Methods In November, 2015, 399 disabled persons from five special service institutions in Hubei, China were conveniently sampled, and investigated with the Chinese version of Quality of Care and Support (QOCS) for people with disability scale and demographic questionnaire. Results The total score of QOCS was (38.11±6.24), and the proportion of total score in the dimensions of caring provision, caring environment and caring information were more than 70%. The score of QOCS was various with the age, domicile, employment, medical insurance, monthly household expenditure and expenditure for food of the people with disabilities, and the age (β=0.06, P<0.01) and medical insurance (β=-0.850, P<0.001) were the independent factors related with the score of QOCS. Conclusion People with disabilities self-reportedly satis-fied in the quality of care in Hubei, and it can be improved from the increase of medical insurance level.