Table 5 Probability of financial burden on patient and family members due to out-of-pocket expenditure on private caregiver (odds ratio) (95% CI) (Ordered Logit model)

Unable to remain alone during the day (0 = able to remain alone during the day; 1 = unable to remain alone during the day)

3.086** (1.126–8.453)

2.146 (0.829–5.550)

Dying at home (0 = in hospital/nursing facility/inpatient hospice; 1 = at patient’s own home or in other person’s home)

0.512* (0.244–1.072)

0.558* (0.278–1.083)

Has supplemental health-insurance coverage (0 = yes; 1 = no)

2.112* (0.879–5.074)

1.970 (0.845–4.594)

Household’s economic capacity-(1: with great difficulty–4: easily)

0.646** (0.448–0.930)

Household income above average (1: far below average–5: far above average)

0.669** (0.484–0.925)

Pseudo R2

0.1633

0.1576

N

133

138