Table 2.
The association of patient variables and home death
| Variable | Home death | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
| Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Gender | ||||||
| • female | 40 (62.5) | 23 (37.5) | 1.04 | 0.53,2.04 | NS | |
| • male | 55 (63.5) | 33 (36.5) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| • 50–64 | 25 (69.4) | 11(30.6) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | NS | |
| • 65–74 | 35(61.4) | 22 (38.6) | 0.70 | 0.29, 1.70 | ||
| • 75+ | 35 (60.3) | 23 (39.7) | 0.67 | 0.28, 1.62 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| • spouse | 64 (64.6) | 35 (35.4) | 1.24 | 0.62, 2.47 | ||
| • other | 31(59.6) | 21 (40.4) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | ||
| Diagnosis | ||||||
| • cancer | 78 (62.9) | 46(37.1) | 0.90 | 0.37,2.18 | ||
| • other | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | ||
| Dependence in ADL | ||||||
| • high | 43(61.4) | 27 (38.6) | 0.87 | 0.44, 1.74 | ||
| • low | 44 (64.7) | 24 (35.3) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | ||
| Lived with caregiver | ||||||
| • yes | 88 (67.7) | 42 (32.3) | 4.19 | 1.57, 11.15 | 7.85 | 2.35,26.27 |
| • no | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | ||
| Stated preference | ||||||
| • yes | 74 (79.6) | 19 (20.4) | 6.86 | 3.29, 14.32 | 6.51 | 2.66, 15.95 |
| • no | 21 (36.2) | 37 (63.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||