Table 3.
Multivariable multinomial regression models to assess predictive validity of perseverance time (data from study A)
| Basic characteristics | Perseverance time | Basic characteristics and perseverance time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR institutionalization | OR deceased | OR institutionalization | OR deceased | OR institutionalization | OR deceased | |
| PwD sex | ||||||
| Male | Reference | Reference | – | – | Reference | Reference |
| Female | 0.76 (0.31–1.91) | 1.29 (0.42-3.99) | – | – | 0.79 (0.30–2.09) | 1.28 (0.41–4.03) |
| Informal caregiver sex | ||||||
| Male | Reference | Reference | – | – | Reference | Reference |
| Female | 0.93 (0.38–2.29) | 0.66 (0.20–2.09) | – | – | 1.01 (0.39–2.65) | 0.71 (0.22–2.33) |
| PwD age | ||||||
| Per year | 1.05 (0.98–1.12) | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | – | – | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) | 1.04 (0.96–1.13) |
| Informal caregiver age | ||||||
| Per year | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 0.97 (0.91–1.04) | – | – | 0.99 (0.94–1.05) | 0.97 (0.92–1.05) |
| Relationship with PwD | ||||||
| Partner | Reference | Reference | – | – | Reference | Reference |
| Child | 1.19 (0.25–5.74) | 0.66 (0.09-4.61) | – | – | 2.39 (0.43–13.18) | 1.06 (0.14–8.21) |
| Other | 1.22 (0.27–5.53) | 0.55 (0.06-4.88) | – | – | 2.40 (0.45–12.02) | 0.80 (0.09–7.49) |
| Perseverance time | ||||||
| <6 months | – | – | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 6–12 months | – | – | 0.37 (0.54–0.72) | 0.20 (0.09–1.52) | 0.16 (0.04–0.60) | 0.32 (0.08–1.36) |
| 1–2 years | – | – | 0.13 (0.04–0.43) | 0.12 (0.03–0.59) | 0.08 (0.02–0.31) | 0.12 (0.03–0.56) |
| >2 years | – | – | 0.15 (0.03–0.29) | 0.09 (0.04–0.55) | 0.06 (0.02–0.21) | 0.14 (0.04–0.54) |
| c-Index | ||||||
| Home vs. institutionalization | 0.639 | 0.689 | 0.775 | |||
| Home vs. deceased | 0.611 | 0.659 | 0.717 | |||
| Institutionalization vs. deceased | 0.631 | 0.571 | 0.672 | |||
PwD People with dementia