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Table 1 The meaning and assigned value of indicators

From: A study on the current state and equity level of the health promotion service demands among older adults in China

Variable category

First-level indicators

Secondary indicators

Meaning

Assigned value

Functional independent variables

Health status (Y1)

Behavioral capacity (x 1)

Level of behavioral ability such as autonomous walking and recognizing orientation

0-2a

Self-care (x 2)

Level of self-care ability such as washing, dressing, and using the toilet

0–2

Daily activities (x 3)

Level of ability to perform daily activities such as work, reading, or household chores

0–2

Physical pain (x 4)

The extent to feel pain or discomfort

0–2

Anxiety or depression (x 5)

The severity of conditions such as anxiety or depression

0–2

Health literacy and behavior (Y2)

Communication (x 6)

Ease of communication with providers when accessing health or preventive care services

0-4b

Health information (x 7)

The extent to actively read information about health or wellness

0–4

Information utilization (x 8)

The extent to which change one's own lifestyle as directed by health or wellness information

0–4

Smokingc (x 9)

Whether to smoking (smoking refers to those who have smoked continuously or accumulatively for 6 months or more)

0–2

Drinkingc (x 10)

Whether to drink alcohol (drinking refers to drinking at least once a week for six months or more)

0–2

Physical exercise (x 11)

Average weekly physical activity in the past 30 days

0-7d

Preventive care services utilization (Y3)

Health checkup (x 12)

Whether to have participated in regular health examinations (non-entry physical examinations, non-disease-related examinations)

0-1e

Family doctor (x 13)

Whether there is a contract with a family doctor

0–1

Health publicity (x 14)

Have you received health publicity/guidance provided by primary medical institutions, et al.? (Excluding disease follow-up and follow-up)

0–1

Outcome variable

Health promotion service demands (Y4)

Health guidance (x 15)

The degree of demand for the method and intensity of fitness and health care provided guide by community/village clinics, et al

0–4

Health education (x 16)

The degree of need for information such as health care knowledge and healthy life guidance provided by the Internet and other channels

0–4

Health care (x 17)

The degree of need for regular medical check-ups and home care services

0–4

  1. a0 means that the function or ability of older adults was impaired or extremely low, and 2 means that the function or ability of older adults was normal; b0 means "not at all" or "not needed at all", 4 means fully met or required. The higher the score, the stronger the behavioral ability/neediness of older adults. c0 means smoking or drinking, 1 means quitting smoking or drinking, 2 means no smoking or drinking; d0 means not exercising, 1–6 means the average frequency of physical exercises per week was 1 to 6 times, and 7 means the average number of physical exercises per week was 7 times or more; e0 means "No", 1 means "Yes"