Table 1.
POD sample (n=1,447,926) | |||
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Percent | Mean | Standard deviation | |
Variable: | |||
Dependent Variable: POD is Hospital | 20.3% | — | |
Demographics: | |||
Female | 69.0% | — | |
Age in Years | 86.3 | 7.83 | |
Diseases: | |||
Diabetes | 27.3% | — | |
Number of Cardiovascular Diseases | 1.47 | 1.10 | |
Number of Musculoskeletal Diseases | 0.08 | 0.28 | |
Number of Neurological Diseases | 0.32 | 0.55 | |
Asthma, COPD, or Both | 0.24 | 0.46 | |
Pressure or Stasis Ulcer, Stage 2 or Higher | 22.2% | — | |
Renal Failure | 11.4% | — | |
Pneumonia | 10.9% | — | |
Septicemia | 1.7% | — | |
Internal Bleeding | 1.7% | — | |
Hip Fracture in Last 180 Days | 3.0% | — | |
Other Fracture in Last 180 Days | 3.4% | — | |
Tuberculosis | 0.04% | — | |
Treatments: | |||
Do Not Resuscitate | 73.7% | — | |
Do Not Hospitalize | 8.3% | — | |
Feeding Tube | 9.1% | — | |
Dialysis | 1.7% | — | |
Radiation | 0.4% | — | |
Tracheostomy Care | 0.8% | — | |
Ventilator/Respirator | 0.6% |
Hospice sample (n=1,104,511) | |||
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Variable: | |||
Dependent Variable: Resident utilized hospice | 32.7% | — | |
Demographics: | |||
Female | 64.9% | — | |
Age in Years | 85.5 | 7.82 | |
Length of Stay in Years | 1.13 | 1.65 | |
African American | 7.2% | — | |
Asian or Native American | 1.5% | — | |
Hispanic | 2.5% | — | |
No Schooling | 1.1% | — | |
8th Grade or Less | 20.8% | — | |
Bachelor Degree or Higher | 18.1% | — | |
Not Married | 73.0% | — | |
Diseases: | |||
Sum of ADLs (Range 0–64) | 27.9 | 8.43 | |
Number of Diagnoses (Range 0–43) | 1.46 | 1.30 | |
Congestive Heart Failure | 31.0% | — | |
Dementia | 49.9% | — | |
Emphysema or COPD | 22.2% | — | |
Cancer | 17.3% | — | |
Hip Fracture in Last 180 Days | 4.0% | — | |
End-Stage Disease | 14.8% | — | |
Swallowing Problem | 30.1% | — | |
Weight Loss | 24.6% | — | |
Weight Gain | 6.5% | — | |
Pressure Ulcer: At Least Stage 3 | 8.6% | — | |
HIV | 0.01% | ||
Treatments: | |||
Chemotherapy | 0.8% | — | |
Dialysis | 2.1% | — | |
Oxygen Therapy | 35.3% | — | |
Radiation | 0.6% | — | |
Suctioning | 2.5% | — | |
Tracheostomy Care | 1.0% | — | |
Ventilator/Respirator | 0.7% | — |
The table provides descriptive statistics for all variables included in the final models.
ADL, activities of daily living; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; POD, place of death.