Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analyses: Association between location and times of falls at home after discharge and independent variables

Dependent variable	Independent variable	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
		OR (95% CI)	P value	AOR (95% CI)	P value
Bedroom fall	Assistance with ADLa	3.9 (2.1–7.1)	<0.001	3.0 (1.6–5.6)	0.001
	Hospital faller	3.6 (1.9–6.7)	<0.001	2.3 (1.2–4.4)	0.01
	Geriatric diagnosis	2.3 (1.2–4.5)	0.01
	Depressed mood at dischargeb	3.2 (1.8–5.8)	<0.001	2.2 (1.2–3.9)	0.008
Bathroom fall	Assistance with ADL	2.4 (1.1–5.4)	0.03
	Hospital faller	3.3 (1.5–7.1)	0.003	2.8 (1.2–6.8)	0.02
Kitchen fall	Assistance with ADL	3.5 (1.3–9.6)	0.02
Outside fall (external home environment or in community)	Assistance with ADL	0.3 (0.1–0.7)	0.005	0.3 (0.1–0.7)	0.005
Fall between 6 am and 10 am	Uses walking aid at discharge	2.2 (1.2–4.0)	0.01	2.1 (1.1–3.8)	0.02
	Hospital faller	1.9 (1.1–3.5)	0.03	1.8 (1.0–3.3)	0.05

Notes:

^aDefined as requiring assistance with showering or other personal care;

^bdefined using Geriatric Depression Scale, range 1–15, score >4 indicates presence of depressive symptoms.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ADL, activities of daily living.