Table 1.
Logistic Regression Predictors of Palliative Care Program (PCP) Enrolment for Cancer Decedents, Cape Breton and Halifax Counties, 2000–2005 (n=6,892)
| Predictor variables | Study population n (%) | PCP enrolment rate (%) | Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals)
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| Sex | ||||
| male | 3,622 (52.6) | 70.0 | 1 | 1 |
| female | 3,270 (47.5) | 73.3 | 1.18 (1.06, 1.31) | 1.37 (1.22, 1.53) |
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| Age (years) | ||||
| <65 | 1,959 (28.4) | 82.5 | 4.57 (3.86, 5.42) | 3.05 (2.54, 3.68) |
| 65–74 | 1,840 (26.7) | 75.3 | 2.94 (2.50, 3.46) | 2.24 (1.88, 2.68) |
| 75–84 | 2,090 (30.3) | 68.0 | 2.05 (1.76, 2.40) | 1.71 (1.45, 2.01) |
| 85+ | 1,003 (14.6) | 50.8 | 1 | 1 |
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| Radiation therapy in 9 months before death | ||||
| no | 4,774 (69.3) | 65.0 | 1 | 1 |
| yes | 2,118 (30.7) | 86.4 | 3.41 (2.97, 3.91) | 2.63 (2.27, 3.05) |
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| Place of residence | ||||
| nursing home | 621 (9.0) | 44.4 | 1 | 1 |
| not nursing home | 6,271 (91.0) | 74.3 | 3.61 (3.05, 4.27) | 2.87 (2.38, 3.45) |
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| Time from diagnosis to death (days) | ||||
| 0–60 | 1,528 (22.2) | 60.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 61–119 | 752 (10.9) | 80.1 | 2.62 (2.13, 3.22) | 2.44 (1.96, 3.04) |
| 120+ | 4,612 (66.9) | 73.9 | 2.49 (2.12, 2.92) | 1.69 (1.46, 1.90) |
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| Distance to closest PCP (km) | ||||
| 30+ | 358 (5.2) | 48.3 | 1 | 1 |
| <30 | 6,534 (94.8) | 72.8 | 2.87 (2.32, 3.56) | 3.34 (2.64, 4.23) |
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| County of residence | ||||
| Halifax | 4,727 (68.6) | 70.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cape Breton | 2,165 (31.4) | 74.9 | 1.28 (1.14, 1.43) | 1.36 (1.20, 1.54) |
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| Year of death | ||||
| 2000 | 1,106 (16.1) | 69.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1,087 (15.8) | 69.0 | 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) | 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) |
| 2002 | 1,131 (16.4) | 70.0 | 1.04 (0.87, 1.25) | 1.04 (0.86, 1.27) |
| 2003 | 1,177 (17.1) | 71.5 | 1.12 (0.94, 1.34) | 1.14 (0.95, 1.39) |
| 2004 | 1,202 (17.4) | 73.6 | 1.24 (1.04, 1.49) | 1.32 (1.09, 1.61) |
| 2005 | 1,189 (17.3) | 75.6 | 1.38 (1.15, 1.66) | 1.53 (1.26, 1.87) |