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. 2023 Aug 16;21:63. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00850-4

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis estimating the association between claimant characteristics and organizational factors on severe injury (31+ days of disability) from 3337 worker compensation claims in Alberta between September 1, 2014 and September 30, 2018

Variable Unadjusted Adjusted
Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P-value Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P-value
Most recent wave of data collection (reference: wave 3 = previous wave) 1.14 0.83–1.57 0.4300 1.15 0.82–1.60 0.4254
Bed size (reference = small < 80 beds)
 Large (> 120 beds) 0.74 0.30–1.79 0.5003 0.61 0.23–1.64 0.3287
 Medium 0.65 0.24–1.75 0.3901 0.75 0.27–2.11 0.5816
Total care aide workforce (reference = 31–79)
 121 and above 1.12 0.77–1.64 0.5581 1.20 0.77–1.87 0.4310
 80–120 1.33 0.92–1.94 0.1311 1.28 0.82–1.98 0.2753
Owner-operator (reference = public not for profit)
 Private for profit 0.86 0.55–1.34 0.5089 0.54 0.28–1.07 0.0779
 Voluntary not for profit 1.39 0.97–1.98 0.0727 0.95 0.55–1.66 0.8668
Organizational context (reference = Q1, lowest context score quartile)
 Q2-low context 0.79 0.51–1.24 0.3090 0.70 0.42–1.15 0.1570
 Q3-high context 0.57 0.32–1.01 0.0541 0.54 0.29–0.99 0.0480
 Q4-highest context 0.74 0.49–1.11 0.1405 0.69 0.41–1.17 0.1688
Claimant age (reference = 18–29)
 30–39 1.73 0.76–3.94 0.1897 1.67 0.74–3.75 0.2167
 40–49 1.94 0.89–4.25 0.0957 1.94 0.90–4.19 0.0930
 50–59 2.27 1.05–4.90 0.0377 2.26 1.06–4.83 0.0359
 60+ 2.76 1.22–6.27 0.0153 2.70 1.20–6.08 0.0165
Claimant sex (reference = male)
 Female 1.03 0.60–1.76 0.9197 1.02 0.60–1.74 0.9397
 % of resident with moderate-severe cognitive impairment (CPS 3+)a 0.62 0.10–3.71 0.5982 0.45 0.03–6.95 0.5662
 % residents with highest level of ADL impairment (ADL-H 5+)b 0.39 0.14–1.10 0.0758 0.20 0.04–0.94 0.0419

aCognitive Performance Scale

bActivities of Daily Living-Hierarchy Scale