Table 4.

Multivariable Model for Characteristics Associated with Hospice Discussion

Variable	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Cancer diagnosis	3.4 (1.3–8.9)
Male	1.9 (0.8–4.5)
Moderate to severe pain	1.0 (0.4–2.5)
Moderate to severe reduction in activity level	1.6 (0.7–4.0)
Fair/poor self-rated quality of life	2.1 (0.6–7.6)
Patient self-perceived life expectancy ≤ 1 year	1.7 (0.5–5.8)
Clinicians’ estimate of patient life expectancy ≤ 1 year	13 (4.3–39)
Patient unwilling to undergo minor therapies for return to current health	5.2 (0.2–131)