Table 3.

Contribution of the Dependence Score to the Probability of Transitioning From Not Having a Home Health Aide to Having a Home Health Aide at the Subsequent Visit

		Transition Probability	OR	(95% CI)	p Value
Continuous Model
1-point increase in total dependence score		0.04	1.45*	(1.17–1.80)	.001
			1.48†	(1.17–1.86)	.001
Group Model
Total dependence score range	0–3	0.06	N/A	N/A	.020
			N/A	N/A	.026
	4–6	0.17	3.09*	(1.25–7.65)	.015
			3.26†	(1.23–8.69)	.018
	7–10	0.25	4.96*	(1.23–20.03)	.025
			5.19†	(1.21–22.32)	.027
Individual Items Model
Element of the Dependence Scale	D	0.19	3.04*	(1.32–6.99)	.009
			3.20†	(1.30–7.90)	.012
	E	0.24	3.02*	(1.18–7.73)	.021
			3.09†	(1.11–8.57)	.030
	F	0.24	4.42*	(1.91–10.21)	.001
			4.71†	(1.85–11.97)	.001

^*Notes: Unadjusted model.

^†Adjusted model that simultaneously controlled for the following variables: age at first visit used in analyses, sex, education in years, and type of informant at previous visit (trichotomized to the following categories: spouse, child, and other).

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; N/A = not applicable.