Table 3.
Predictors of Readmission Incidence During the First Year After Lung Transplantation Discharge
| Characteristics | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR a | 95% CI | P | OR b | 95% CI | P | |
| Time, per month increase | 0.88 | 0.85–0.92 | <.001 | 0.88 | 0.85–0.92 | <.001 |
| Sociodemographic | ||||||
| Gender, male | 0.90 | 0.60–1.36 | .62 | |||
| Age at transplant (years) | 1.01 | 1.00–1.03 | .26 | |||
| Marital status, unmarried | 1.61 | 1.00–2.61 | .05 | |||
| Race, white | 1.08 | 0.52–2.22 | .84 | |||
| Education, < high school | 1.79 | 0.77–4.17 | .18 | |||
| Employment, unemployed | 2.07 | 1.10–3.88 | .02 | 1.59 | 0.88–2.87 | .12 |
| Clinical | ||||||
| Underlying disease, obstructive | 1.10 | 0.73–1.66 | .64 | |||
| Type of transplant, single | 1.56 | 0.91–2.69 | .11 | |||
| Post-op vent days, < 48 hours | 1.16 | 0.76–1.79 | .49 | |||
| Length of stay days, per 1 day increase | 1.01 | 1.00–1.02 | .11 | |||
| Reintubated, yes | 2.71 | 1.67–4.42 | <.001 | 1.92 | 1.18–3.12 | .008 |
| Return to ICU, yes | 1.36 | 0.78–2.37 | .28 | |||
| Hospital discharge destination, facility | 3.97 | 1.91–8.25 | <.001 | 2.78 | 1.31–5.87 | .008 |
| Self-Care | ||||||
| Self-care agency (PSCA) c | 0.99 | 0.99–1.00 | .20 | |||
| Caregiver relationship quality (DAS) c | 1.00 | 0.98–1.03 | .74 | |||
| Internal locus of control (HLOC, internality) c | 1.01 | 0.98–1.04 | .56 | |||
a
OR= unadjusted odds ratio
b
OR= adjusted odds ratio
c
PSCA= Perceived Self-Care Agency score; DAS= Dyadic Adjustment Scale; HLOC= Health Locus of Control score.