Table 3.
Association Between Pediatric Primary Care Involvement and Home Health 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 | 1.83 | (0.27)*** | 2.59 | (0.62)*** | 1.62 | (0.41) | 1.64 | (0.50) |
| Comprehensive Care | 1.60 | (0.21)*** | 2.49 | (0.51)*** | 1.09 | (0.22) | 1.40 | (0.39) |
| Continuous Care | ||||||||
| None | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Low | 1.49 | (0.23)** | 2.22 | (0.56)*** | 1.21 | (0.34) | 1.26 | (0.42) |
| Moderate | 2.57 | (0.49)*** | 3.64 | (1.14)*** | 2.38 | (0.82)* | 2.32 | (0.91)* |
| High | 2.12 | (0.43)*** | 3.62 | (1.19)*** | 2.13 | (0.75)* | 1.42 | (0.58) |
*
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