Table 10.
Data utility for parameters of the hospice discussion logistic model, adjusted for other covariates. Imputation model and analysis procedure use same subset of records. (Standard errors in parentheses)
| Characteristic | Coef. Est | Std. Bias | CI. overlap | Coverage error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Synthetic | Total | |||
| Intercept | 0.182 (0.381) | 0.179 (0.409) | 0.556 | 0.832 | 0.068 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | −0.054 (0.148) | −0.014 (0.218) | 0.183 | 0.783 | 0.054 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Black | −0.323 (0.226) | −0.326 (0.267) | 0.013 | 0.781 | 0.050 |
| Hispanic | −0.670 (0.315) | −0.736 (0.339) | 0.194 | 0.802 | 0.055 |
| Asian | 0.213 (0.335) | 0.143 (0.341) | 0.208 | 0.794 | 0.055 |
| Other | 1.092 (0.323) | 0.705 (0.361) | 1.073 | 0.818 | 0.188 |
| Married/live with partner | |||||
| No | 0.336 (0.155) | 0.408 (0.162) | 0.438 | 0.705 | 0.072 |
| Age (yrs) | |||||
| 55-59 | 0.127 (0.266) | −0.163 (0.292) | 0.995 | 0.783 | 0.172 |
| 60-64 | −0.042 (0.266) | −0.096 (0.309) | 0.174 | 0.800 | 0.053 |
| 65-69 | −0.166 (0.297) | −0.240 (0.314) | 0.238 | 0.788 | 0.057 |
| 70-74 | −0.097 (0.304) | −0.142 (0.315) | 0.142 | 0.786 | 0.052 |
| 75-79 | 0.226 (0.322) | −0.229 (0.343) | 1.327 | 0.793 | 0.264 |
| 80+ | 0.183 (0.320) | 0.072 (0.328) | 0.338 | 0.790 | 0.063 |
| Speaks english in home | |||||
| No | −0.769 (0.382) | −0.574 (0.386) | 0.503 | 0.812 | 0.080 |
| Education | |||||
| < High school | 0.081 (0.190) | −0.073 (0.204) | 0.758 | 0.734 | 0.118 |
| ≥ College degree | 0.078 (0.175) | 0.070 (0.203) | 0.037 | 0.742 | 0.050 |
| Income $ | |||||
| < 20 000 | 0.474 (0.241) | 0.473 (0.244) | 0.006 | 0.748 | 0.050 |
| 20 000-39 999 | 0.413 (0.218) | 0.401 (0.220) | 0.052 | 0.735 | 0.050 |
| 40 000 - 59 999 | 0.416 (0.236) | 0.396 (0.237) | 0.084 | 0.744 | 0.050 |
| Insurance | |||||
| Medicaid | −0.223 (0.343) | −0.236 (0.357) | 0.037 | 0.805 | 0.050 |
| Private | 0.109 (0.222) | 0.076 (0.229) | 0.147 | 0.743 | 0.054 |
| Other | 1.021 (0.360) | 1.073 (0.371) | 0.141 | 0.809 | 0.052 |
| Treated in VA facility | |||||
| Yes | −0.298 (0.400) | −0.317 (0.410) | 0.046 | 0.824 | 0.050 |
| HMO member | |||||
| Yes | 0.276 (0.245) | 0.271 (0.247) | 0.022 | 0.750 | 0.050 |
| Region | |||||
| South | −0.266 (0.241) | −0.315 (0.241) | 0.204 | 0.714 | 0.051 |
| Other | 0.242 (0.179) | 0.212 (0.181) | 0.160 | 0.745 | 0.057 |
| Days from diagnosis to interview | |||||
| Quartile 2 | 0.263 (0.190) | 0.208 (0.190) | 0.286 | 0.718 | 0.059 |
| Quartile 3 | 0.543 (0.193) | 0.482 (0.193) | 0.311 | 0.720 | 0.062 |
| Quartile 4 | 0.329 (0.201) | 0.268 (0.202) | 0.302 | 0.725 | 0.051 |
| Days from interview until death | |||||
| 1-59 d | -−1.36 (0.255) | -−1.38 (0.259) | 0.089 | 0.756 | 0.051 |
| 60-119 d | -−2.26 (0.252) | -−2.30 (0.256) | 0.129 | 0.755 | 0.051 |
| 120-179 d | -−2.67 (0.276) | -−2.64 (0.277) | 0.088 | 0.764 | 0.050 |
| 180-239 d | -−2.98 (0.335) | -−3.03 (0.339) | 0.160 | 0.793 | 0.053 |
| ≥ 240 d | -−2.94 (0.191) | -−2.97 (0.197) | 0.150 | 0.755 | 0.052 |
| Received chemotherapy before interview | |||||
| Yes | 0.409 (0.147) | 0.420 (0.148) | 0.073 | 0.693 | 0.051 |
| Comorbidity | |||||
| Mild | 0.181 (0.185) | 0.193 (0.185) | 0.065 | 0.715 | 0.051 |
| Moderate | 0.098 (0.206) | 0.111 (0.205) | 0.063 | 0.725 | 0.050 |
| Severe | 0.417 (0.215) | 0.483 (0.215) | 0.306 | 0.732 | 0.062 |
| Alive at survey but surrogate completed interview | |||||
| Yes | 0.677 (0.235) | 0.684 (0.239) | 0.029 | 0.746 | 0.050 |
| Summary averages | |||||
| Synthesized | 0.44 | 0.78 | 0.09 | ||
| Non synthesized | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0.05 | ||
| Overall | 0.25 | 0.76 | 0.07 | ||