Table 2.

Results of the multivariate linear regression analysis of the association between long-term care (LTC) certification applications submitted during hospitalization and average hospital length of stay among older adultsa.

Characteristic		β (95% CI)	P value
Proportion of LTC certification applications submitted during hospitalization		0.06 (0.00 to 0.12)	.04
Number of health care providers per 100 beds
	Nurses	−0.04 (−0.12 to 0.03)	.30
	Rehabilitation therapists	0.04 (−0.03 to 0.10)	.20
Proportion of older adults living alone		0.05 (−0.02 to 0.13)	.20
Proportion of newly certified LTC recipients with cognitive decline		0.05 (−0.03 to 0.12)	.20
Proportion of newly certified LTC recipients with higher dependence		−0.03 (−0.09 to 0.03)	.40
Proportion of newly certified LTC recipients who required dialysis within 14 d before application		0.07 (0.00 to 0.13)	.049
Proportion of newly certified LTC recipients who required a respirator within 14 d before application		0.02 (−0.05 to 0.08)	.60
Number of nursing and care home beds per 1000 LTC recipients		−0.02 (−0.09 to 0.04)	.40

^aAverage length of stay was logarithmically transformed.