Table 2. Ordered logistic regression analyses performed to identify the association of independent variables with the outpatients continuity of care.
| Variable | OR | SE | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model. Outpatients continuity of care (sample size n = 633) | ||||
| Log likelihood = -564.29, χ2 = 63.2 (15 df), p<0.0001 | ||||
| Charlson et al. comorbidity score | 0.71 | 0.06 | 0.59–0.84 | <0.001 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary school or lower | 1* | - | - | - |
| Secondary school | 0.57 | 0.12 | 0.38–0.86 | 0.008 |
| College degree or higher | 0.65 | 0.15 | 0.41–1.03 | 0.069 |
| Hospitalizations in the last year | 0.56 | 0.1 | 0.37–0.86 | 0.008 |
| Age | 1.02 | 0.01 | 1.01–1.04 | 0.036 |
| Gender | 1.43 | 0.25 | 1.02–2.01 | 0.038 |
| Katz Index of independence in activities of daily living | 0.85 | 0.06 | 0.74–0.99 | 0.038 |
| Occupation | 1.44 | 0.29 | 0.96–2.15 | 0.076 |
| Marital status | 1.47 | 0.32 | 0.95–2.26 | 0.081 |
| Physicians as source of information | 0.79 | 0.13 | 0.57–1.09 | 0.157 |
| Visits in emergency department in the last year | 0.84 | 0.15 | 0.59–1.19 | 0.366 |
| Number of cohabiting | 0.95 | 0.07 | 0.82–1.11 | 0.509 |
| Number of pills per day | 0.98 | 0.03 | 0.92–1.05 | 0.621 |
| Need of additional information about their chronic diseases | 1.07 | 0.18 | 0.76–1.52 | 0.666 |
| Medication adherence | 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.68–1.39 | 0.871 |
* Reference category