Table 2 Health status and health service use in the previous 12 months
Bangkok | (n = 56) | Chiang Mai | (n = 144) | Other | (n = 37) | Total | (n = 237) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
BMI | ||||||||
< 18.5 | 3 | 5.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.4 |
18.5-24.9 | 36 | 64.3 | 84 | 58.3 | 31 | 83.8 | 151 | 63.7 |
≥ 25 | 17 | 30.4 | 55 | 38.2 | 5 | 13.5 | 77 | 32.5 |
Chronic disease or sequelae | ||||||||
Have | 19 | 33.9 | 43 | 29.9 | 17 | 45.9 | 79 | 33.3 |
Don’t have | 36 | 64.3 | 78 | 54.2 | 19 | 51.4 | 133 | 56.1 |
QOL; EQ-5D-5 L index value | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 0.93 | (0.11) | 0.91 | (0.13) | 0.89 | (0.14) | 0.91 | (0.13) |
Rehabilitation in Thailand | ||||||||
Received | 1 | 1.8 | 9 | 6.3 | 1 | 2.7 | 11 | 4.6 |
Not received | 55 | 98.2 | 131 | 91.0 | 34 | 91.9 | 220 | 92.8 |
LTC services in Thailand | ||||||||
Received | ||||||||
At Home | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 1.3 |
Nursing home/residential care | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Elderly nursing unit in hospital | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
Unspecified place | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Not received | 46 | 82.1 | 123 | 85.4 | 31 | 83.8 | 200 | 84.4 |
Health check-ups | ||||||||
Thailand | 10 | 17.9 | 36 | 25.0 | 4 | 10.8 | 50 | 21.1 |
Japan | 21 | 37.5 | 44 | 30.6 | 9 | 24.3 | 74 | 31.2 |
Both countries | 3 | 5.4 | 12 | 8.3 | 4 | 10.8 | 19 | 8.0 |
Not received | 20 | 35.7 | 48 | 33.3 | 18 | 48.6 | 86 | 36.3 |
Cancer screenings (Average: Stomach, Lung, and Colon) | ||||||||
Thailand | 6 | 10.7 | 13 | 9.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 21 | 9.0 |
Japan | 14 | 24.4 | 44 | 30.6 | 7 | 18.0 | 64 | 27.1 |
Both countries | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.5 | 6 | 2.7 |
Not received | 34 | 60.1 | 79 | 54.9 | 25 | 66.7 | 137 | 57.9 |
Consulting a doctor | ||||||||
Thailand | 15 | 26.8 | 34 | 23.6 | 17 | 45.9 | 66 | 27.8 |
Japan | 10 | 17.9 | 26 | 18.1 | 5 | 13.5 | 41 | 17.3 |
Both countries | 10 | 17.9 | 25 | 17.4 | 5 | 13.5 | 40 | 16.9 |
Not received | 16 | 28.6 | 53 | 36.8 | 10 | 27.0 | 79 | 33.3 |