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. 2014 Dec 1;14(16):1–78.

Table A14:

Results From Included Observational Studies on Determinants of Nursing Home Versus Hospital Death—Disease-Related Variables

Author, Year Country Sample Size Disease Type or Cause of Death OR (95% CI) Functional Status OR (95% CI) Length of Stay OR (95% CI
Ikegami et al, 2012 (33)
Japan
N = 1,160		 Cause of death
Reference: other diseases
• Pneumonia: 0.22 (0.15–0.32)		 Not available Not available
Levy et al, 2012 (34)
United States
N = 7,408		 Disease type
Reference: other diseases

  • Heart failure: 0.75 (0.65–0.88)

  • Diabetes: 0.70 (0.61–0.81)

  • Cancer: 2.10 (1.65–2.67)

  • End-stage disease: 3.90 (2.78–5.47)

 Not available Reference: unit increase (monthly)
• 1.01 (1.00–1.01)
Houttekier et al, 2011 (19)
Belgium
N = 79,846		 Cause of death
Reference: non-cancer
• Cancer: 0.92 (0.87–0.96)		 Not available Not available
Houttekier et al, 2010 (13)
Belgium
N = 443		 Cause of death
Reference: non-cancer
• Cancer: 2.50 (1.10–5.90)		 Not available Not available
Houttekier et al, 2010 (14)
N = 56,341 (Netherlands)
N = 181,238 (England)		 Cause of death
Reference: non-cancer
Netherlands
• Cancer: 0.74 (0.70–0.78)
England
• Cancer: 0.79 (0.77–0.81)		 Not available Not available
Bell et al, 2009 (25)
United States
N = 1,352		 Cause of death
Reference: coronary heart disease

  • Cancer: 1.58 (0.80–3.12)

  • Stroke: 4.76 (2.49–9.09)

  • Dementia: 2.50 (1.12–5.56)

  • Respiratory: 1.13 (0.31–4.15)

 Not available Not available
Kwak et al, 2008 (36)
United States
N = 30,765		 Cause of death
Reference: other causes

  • Cancer: 2.04 (1.75–2.33)

  • Heart disease: 1.37 (1.30–1.47)

  • Dementia: 3.13 (2.78–3.45)

 Not available Not available
Motiwala et al, 2006 (28)
Canada
N = 58,689		 Disease type
Reference: other diseases

  • Dementia: 2.86 (2.70–3.03)

  • Cancer: 0.90 (0.86–0.94)

 Not available Not available
Takezako et al, 2007 (37)
Japan
N = 86		 Not available Reference: not bedridden
• Bedridden: 2.80 (0.83–9.49)		 Not available
Levy et al, 2004 (35)
United States
N = 152,494		 Disease type
Reference: other diseases

  • Stroke: 1.12 (1.06–1.18)

  • Diabetes: 0.90 (0.88–0.93)

  • Cancer: 1.75 (1.69–1.81)

 Reference: mild-to-no dependence

  • Moderate: 1.35 (1.25–1.47)

  • Severe: 2.22 (2.04–2.38)

 Not available

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; N, number of patients included; OR odds ratio.