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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Geriatr Nurs. 2014 Mar-Apr;35(2 0):S37–S44. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.02.018

Table 4.

Bivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Frontloading on Hospitalization

Parameter Parameter Estimate SE P value Odds Ratio 95% Hazard Ratio CI
Frontloaded 0.01 0.145 0.972 1.01 0.76 1.34
Age −0.01 0.006 0.076 0.989 0.97 1.00
Number of Diagnoses 0.07 0.043 0.099 1.07 0.99 1.17
Severity of Illness −0.05 0.107 0.673 0.96 0.77 1.18
High Risk Diagnosis Frequency 0.26 0.055 <.001* 1.30 1.17 1.45
Confusion 0.16 0.074 0.031! 1.17 1.02 1.35
Cognitive Function 0.11 0.095 0.261 1.11 0.92 1.34
Difficulty Bathing −0.14 0.058 0.014* 0.87 0.77 0.97
Difficulty Ambulating 0.02 0.088 0.796 1.02 0.86 1.22
Dyspnea 0.27 0.063 <.001* 1.31 1.16 1.48
Anxiety 0.27 0.081 0.001* 1.32 1.12 1.54
Difficulty Transferring 0.02 0.099 0.838 1.02 0.84 1.24
Difficulty Feeding 0.02 0.113 0.867 1.02 0.82 1.27
Living Alone 0.19 0.154 0.211 1.21 0.90 1.64
Urinary Incontinence 0.12 0.144 0.417 1.12 0.85 1.49
Depressed Mood 0.84 0.152 <.001* 2.3 1.72 3.11
Memory Deficit 0.04 0.224 0.845 1.05 0.67 1.62
Female −0.30 0.143 0.034* 0.74 0.56 0.98
Hispanic −0.16 0.330 0.726 0.89 0.47 1.70
White 0.22 0.201 0.281 1.24 0.84 1.84
For-Profit Agency −0.10 0.143 0.501 0.91 0.69 1.20
Presence of a Primary Caregiver −0.05 0.208 0.797 0.95 0.63 1.43
Guarded Rehabilitation Prognosis 0.62 0.150 <.001* 1.86 1.39 2.50
Requiring Assistance with ADLs (0 vs. 2) 0.27 0.105 0.010! 1.36 0.89 2.08
Requiring Assistance with ADLs (1 vs. 2) −0.23 0.010 0.020! 0.823 0.55 1.24
Requiring Assistance with IADLs (0 vs. 2) 0.47 0.163 0.004! 1.95 1.11 3.44
Requiring Assistance with IADLs (1 vs. 2) −0.27 0.111 0.015! 0.93 0.63 1.38
Presence of a Pressure Ulcer (0 vs. 2) 0.02 0.127 0.891 1.15 0.76 1.76
Presence of a Pressure Ulcer (1 vs. 2) 0.11 0.200 0.591 1.26 0.64 2.48
Presence of a Stasis Ulcer (0 vs. 2) −0.03 0.323 0.918 1.16 0.76 1.77
Presence of a Stasis Ulcer (1 vs. 2) 0.21 0.628 0.734 1.48 0.23 9.67
Requiring Assistance with Oral Medications (0 vs. 2) −0.20 0.103 0.0512 0.70 0.48 1.02
Requiring Assistance with Oral Medications (1 vs. 2) 0.04 0.096 0.654 0.89 0.62 1.27
*

significant at the 0.05 level, included in the final model

!

not included in final model due to multiplicity

SE: Standard Error

CI: Confidence Interval