Table 4. Multinomial logistic regression of post-discharge living arrangements.
| Post-discharge living arrangements (ref. non-community location) | <= 1 month | > 1 month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Alone | With spouse/partner | With others | Alone | With spouse/partner | With others | |
| Predisposing factors | ||||||
| Women (ref. Men) | 2.37 *** | 0.58 * | 2.45 ** | 1.95 *** | 0.86 | 2.84 *** |
| Race (ref. non-Hispanic white) | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.89 | 0.80 | 2.71 * | 2.47 ** | 1.57 | 3.95 *** |
| Hispanic | 0.87 | 0.73 | 2.03 | 5.78 * | 8.29 ** | 9.40 ** |
| Age | 1.00 | 0.95 ** | 1.00 | 0.97 * | 0.92 *** | 0.98 |
| Less than high school | 0.71 | 0.88 | 0.72 | 1.37 | 1.63 + | 1.65 * |
| Enabling factors | ||||||
| Any living children | 0.42 + | 1.85 | 1.32 | 0.77 | 1.68 | 1.93 + |
| Any living siblings | 1.50 | 1.54 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.00 |
| Homeownership | 1.12 | 3.55 *** | 0.80 | 1.38 | 3.81 *** | 0.90 |
| Log (annual income) | 1.05 | 2.59 + | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.94 + | 1.00 |
| Any Medicaid | 1.13 | 1.88 | 1.54 | 0.91 | 0.49 * | 1.05 |
| Need factors | ||||||
| Home health services | 2.52 *** | 2.18 ** | 1.94 * | 1.92 ** | 2.28 ** | 1.78 * |
| Special facility or service | 2.48 ** | 2.12 * | 1.80 + | 1.35 | 0.86 | 1.10 |
| Hospital overnight | 3.31 *** | 3.75 *** | 1.41 | 3.97 *** | 3.67 *** | 2.03 * |
| Cancer | 0.72 | 0.60 + | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
| Heart condition | 0.45 ** | 0.57 * | 0.58 * | 1.05 | 0.85 | 1.23 |
| Stroke | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
| Memory problems | 0.54 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 0.27 *** | 0.40 *** | 0.45 ** |
| ADL disability | 0.81 * | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.77 *** | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Cognitive impairment | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.06 * | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| Depression | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 1.02 |
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| N | 793 | 1122 | ||||
| F-value | 3.63 | 5.33 | ||||
|
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| Post-discharge living arrangements (ref. non-community location) | <= 3 months | > 3 months | ||||
|
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| Alone | With spouse/partner | With others | Alone | With spouse/partner | With others | |
|
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| Predisposing factors | ||||||
| Women (ref. Men) | 2.13 *** | 0.67 * | 2.48 *** | 1.23 | 1.03 | 3.34 ** |
| Race (ref. non-Hispanic white) | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.85 * | 0.91 | 2.41 ** | 2.66 | 5.26 * | 16.15 *** |
| Hispanic | 1.67 | 1.56 | 2.79 * | 4.82 | 25.71 * | 24.42 * |
| Age | 1.00 | 0.95 *** | 1.00 | 0.92 ** | 0.90 *** | 0.95 + |
| Less than high school | 0.86 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 1.81 | 1.75 | 1.58 |
| Enabling factors | ||||||
| Any living children | 0.53 + | 1.57 | 1.20 | 0.51 | 1.65 | 4.89 + |
| Any living siblings | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 0.89 |
| Homeownership | 1.19 | 3.86 *** | 0.84 | 1.38 | 2.78 * | 0.71 |
| Log (annual income) | 1.01 | 2.43 ** | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.36 | 1.05 |
| Any Medicaid | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 0.80 | 0.22 * | 0.81 |
| Need factors | ||||||
| Home health services | 2.41 *** | 2.26 *** | 2.00 *** | 1.38 | 2.99 * | 1.85 |
| Special facility or service | 1.65 ** | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.58 |
| Hospital overnight | 3.77 *** | 3.92 *** | 1.69 * | 1.98 | 1.54 | 1.80 |
| Cancer | 0.57 ** | 0.61 * | 0.64 * | 2.78 + | 1.41 | 1.67 |
| Heart condition | 0.74 + | 0.74 + | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.80 | 2.04 |
| Stroke | 0.98 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 1.37 | 1.67 |
| Memory problems | 0.47 ** | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.10 *** | 0.25 ** | 0.47 |
| ADL disability | 0.83 *** | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.78 * | 0.99 | 0.89 |
| Cognitive impairment | 1.04 + | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 |
| Depression | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.92 |
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| N | 1611 | 304 | ||||
| F-value | 7.5 | 1.82 | ||||
***
p<0.001,
**
p<0.01,
*
p<0.05,
+
p<0.1