Table 5 Future intention of health service use
Bangkok | (n = 56) | Chiang Mai | (n = 144) | Other | (n = 37) | Total | (n = 237) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Preferred place of treatment when one has serious disease | ||||||||
Japan | 44 | 78.6 | 91 | 63.2 | 22 | 59.5 | 157 | 66.2 |
Thailand | 3 | 5.4 | 39 | 27.1 | 13 | 35.1 | 55 | 23.2 |
Don’t know, other, either | 4 | 7.1 | 11 | 7.6 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 6.8 |
Preferred place of LTC when one become severely disabled | ||||||||
Japan | 36 | 64.3 | 82 | 56.9 | 11 | 29.7 | 129 | 54.4 |
Thailand | 7 | 12.5 | 51 | 35.4 | 20 | 54.1 | 78 | 32.9 |
Don’t know, other, either | 8 | 14.3 | 9 | 6.3 | 6 | 16.2 | 23 | 9.7 |
Type of LTC in Thailanda (Multiple answer) | ||||||||
At home | 4 | 57.1 | 27 | 52.9 | 17 | 85.0 | 48 | 61.5 |
Elderly nursing home | 2 | 28.6 | 11 | 21.6 | 1 | 5.0 | 14 | 17.9 |
Elderly nursing unit in hospital | 1 | 14.3 | 5 | 9.8 | 3 | 15.0 | 9 | 11.5 |
Don’t know, other | 3 | 42.9 | 11 | 21.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 17.9 |