Table 2.

Association Between Pediatric Primary Care Involvement and Hospice Use, Stratified by Age Groups^#

	All Children		<1 to 5 Years		6 to 14 Years		15 to 20 Years
Variables	Adjusted OR	(SE)	Adjusted OR	(SE)	Adjusted OR	(SE)	Adjusted OR	(SE)
	N = 2,037		n = 863		n = 588		n = 586
Usual Source of Care	1.21	(0.22)	0.89	(0.25)	0.87	(0.32)	4.06	(1.82)**
Comprehensive Care	1.32	(0.24)	1.43	(0.43)	1.24	(0.41)	1.25	(0.45)
Continuous Care
None	(ref)		(ref)		(ref)		(ref)
Low	1.30	(0.26)	1.02	(0.30)	0.92	(0.37)	4.92	(2.40)***
Moderate	0.99	(0.27)	0.87	(0.38)	0.43	(0.25)	4.09	(2.37)*
High	1.45	(0.37)	0.92	(0.40)	1.15	(0.53)	3.92	(2.25)*

^*p< 0.05,

^**p <0.01,

^***p< 0.001

Note: OR, Odds Ratio; SE, Standard error

^#Adjusted for gender, race, ethnicity, hospice accessibility, inpatient medical accessibility, neighborhood socio-economic status, public policy support, case management, cancer, congenital anomalies, cardiovascular conditions, neurological conditions, comorbidity, disability status, psychological status, and functional status