Table 3.
Demographic and application characteristics associated with being admitted for care in inpatient hospice facility
| Univariatea | Multivariatea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age: | ||||
| < 60 years | 1.05 | 0.90–1.23 | ||
| 61–68 years | 1.10 | 0.98–1.21 | ||
| 81+ years | 1.00 | |||
| Male (vs female) | 1.06 | 0.97–1.17 | ||
| Living alone (vs not) | 1.73 | 1.54–1.95 | 1.68 | 1.46–1.94 |
| Main diagnosis: | ||||
| -Cancer | 1.33 | 1.13–1.56 | 1.40 | 1.11–1.76 |
| -Heart failure | 1.15 | 0.90–1.47 | 1.27 | 0.89–1.80 |
| -Lung disease | 0.95 | 0.68–1.33 | 0.84 | 0.53–1.34 |
| -Other | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Application Characteristics | ||||
| Type of inpatient hospice facility: | ||||
| -Standalone hospice facility | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| -‘bijna-thuis-huis’ | 0.96 | 0.86–1.07 | 1.21 | 1.03–1.43 |
| -PCU in nursing home | 1.31 | 1.16–1.47 | 1.93 | 1.60–2.32 |
| Applied from: | b | |||
| -Hospital | 1.00 | |||
| -Home | 1.27 | 1.14–1.41 | ||
| -Other | 1.39 | 1.14–1.70 | ||
| Reasons for application | ||||
| -Wish to die in a hospice (vs not) | 0.87 | 0.77–0.97 | 0.85 | 0.72–1.00 |
| -Intensive care/support (vs not) | 1.58 | 1.43–1.75 | b | |
| -Relief for caregivers (vs not) | 1.49 | 1.34–1.66 | 1.18 | 1.01–1.38 |
| -Pain/symptom control (vs not) | 1.97 | 1.77–2.20 | 1.72 | 1.46–2.03 |
| Wanting care until death (vs respite) | 3.04 | 2.07–4.45 | 3.59 | 2.11–6.10 |
| Desired timing admission ASAP (vs rest) | 1.70 | 1.55–1.87 | 1.64 | 1.42–1.88 |
| Applicant from primary care (vs rest) | 1.69 | 1.51–1.90 | 1.36 | 1.17–1.59 |
aunivariate and backwards multivariate logistic regression; reference group not being admitted to a hospice
bwere entered but in the multivariate logistic regression, but did not remain in the analysis until the final step