Table 4.

Factors associated with demand for post-discharge healthcare by a logistic regression model (N = 212)

		With a demand for PDHS
Related factor		OR	95% CI
Age		1.02	0.98 ~ 1.06
Gender (ref: male)	Female	1.47	0.73 ~ 2.96
Marriage status (ref: with a partner)	No partner	1.95	0.89 ~ 4.25
Hospitalization (ref: no)	Yes	2.14*	1.13 ~ 4.07
Patient cognition (ref: normal)	Abnormal	2.61*	1.08 ~ 6.32
RDS (ref: grades 1 ~ 3)	Grades 4 or 5	4.57***	2.00 ~ 10.45
Self-care ability (ref: yes)	No	1.85	0.90 ~ 3.78
Ambulation (ref: assistive)	Independent	1.29	0.55 ~ 3.03

* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001

Independent variables were chosen for the logistic regression based on those that were significant in the bivariate results. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; RDS, Rankin Disability Scale