Table 2.
Multinomial Logistic Regression Predicting Advance Care Planning, New Jersey End of Life Study, N = 268
| Two-pronged approach | Discussions only | |
|---|---|---|
| General family functioning | 1.88† (0.91 – 3.87) | 2.79* (1.24 – 6.27) |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Women | 0.86 (0.41 – 1.83) | 1.32 (0.59 – 2.97) |
| Ethnic/racial minority | 0.09*** (0.04 – 0.24) | 0.37* (0.14 − 0.98) |
| Age | 1.02 (0.98 – 1.07) | 1.01 (0.96 – 1.06) |
| Education | 1.12* (1.02 – 1.22) | 1.05 (0.95 – 1.15) |
| Currently married | 0.97 (0.45 – 2.08) | 1.26 (0.57 – 2.79) |
| Number of children | 1.03 (0.89 – 1.19) | 1.04 (0.89 – 1.20) |
| Health characteristics | ||
| Self-rated health | 1.27 (0.57 – 2.80) | 0.87 (0.39 – 1.95) |
| Functional limitations | 2.73* (1.23 – 6.05) | 2.24† (0.99 – 5.08) |
| Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression | 1.01 (0.76 – 1.34) | 0.95 (0.71 – 1.29) |
| χ2; d.f. | 93.43; 20 | |
| Nagelkerke pseudo R 2 | .34 | |
| % (n) | 49.3 (132) | 22.8 (61) |
Notes. Odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) are shown. Omitted category includes persons who did no advance care planning (n = 75, 28%).
Symbols denote statistical significance levels of †p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.