Table 4.
Odds of Utilizing home care for participants with/without advance care planning across cognition levels
| Cognition Group | ||
|---|---|---|
| ACP Variable | Normal Cognition | Impaired/Dementia |
| OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | |
| Living Will | ||
| Yes | 1.38 (1.14, 1.67) | 1.31 (1.04, 1.67) |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| DPOA | ||
| Yes | 1.29 (1.07, 1.56) | 1.61 (1.27, 2.05) |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Joint Effects | p-value for trend** < 0.01 | p-value for trend** < 0.01 |
| Both | 1.46 (1.18, 1.80) | 1.63 (1.24, 2.13) |
| At Least One | 1.43 (1.09, 1.88) | 1.39 (1.01, 1.91) |
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 |
*
All models adjusted for race, rurality, marital status, functional limitations, chronic diseases, gender, education, and age.
**
The trend between normal cognition and cognitively impaired/dementia groups.