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Table 1 Variable description

From: Efficiency of fine scale and spatial regression in modelling associations between healthcare service spatial accessibility and their utilization

Variables

Description

Available

Care level

Dependent variable

 LOS_MCO/ LOS_SSR

The mean hospital stay length in MCO or SSR of elderly people (≥ 75 years of age) relative to the total ≥ 75-year-old population

FGC scale

Secondary

Independent variables

ISA_MCO/ ISA_SSR

 APL_GPs

 APL_Nurses

 APL_Physiotherapists

Index of spatial accessibility to MCO and SSR facilities

Localized Potential Accessibility to general practitioners

Localized Potential Accessibility to home-visiting nurses

Localized Potential Accessibility to physiotherapists

IRIS scale

FGC scale

FGC scale

FGC scale

Secondary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Economic variables

 Non-Owner

 Precarious

Percentage of inhabitants who do not own their main property

Percentage of inhabitants with a precarious situation

IRIS scale

IRIS scale

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