Table 3. Logistic regression models assessing association of demographics, clinical and provider variables with good vs. bad death.
| Parameter | Model 2 | Model 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | P | 95% CI | OR | P | 95% CI | |||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Intercept | 1.048 | 0.968 | -- | -- | 0.425 | 0.591 | -- | -- |
| Hospice Involved (vs. Not Involved) | 2.595 | 0.013 | 1.220 | 5.520 | 2.238 | 0.081 | 0.906 | 5.527 |
| Male Respondent (vs. Female) | 0.593 | 0.183 | 0.278 | 1.278 | 0.583 | 0.262 | 0.227 | 1.497 |
| Respondent Age | 1.049 | 0.013 | 1.010 | 1.088 | 1.040 | 0.065 | 0.998 | 1.085 |
| Decedent Age at Death | 0.979 | 0.254 | 0.943 | 1.016 | 0.971 | 0.170 | 0.930 | 1.013 |
| White Respondent (vs. Non-White) | 1.279 | 0.646 | 0.447 | 3.659 | 1.278 | 0.697 | 0.372 | 4.389 |
| Spouse Respondent (vs. Non-Spouse) | 0.230 | 0.024 | 0.065 | 0.821 | 0.148 | 0.014 | 0.032 | 0.679 |
| No Severe Pain (vs. Yes) | 2.011 | 0.289 | 0.552 | 7.323 | ||||
| No Severe Stress/Anxiety (vs. Yes) | 1.120 | 0.842 | 0.367 | 3.416 | ||||
| Good/Excellent Provider Knowledge/Expertise (vs. Poor/Fair) | 3.387 | 0.026 | 1.158 | 9.911 | ||||
| Good/Excellent Provider Compassion (vs. Poor/Fair) | 1.070 | 0.910 | 0.331 | 3.458 | ||||
| MD Paid attention to Non-Medical Issues (vs. No Attention) | 0.996 | 0.994 | 0.357 | 2.781 | ||||
| No Conflicting Information Received (vs. Yes) | 1.515 | 0.422 | 0.549 | 4.178 | ||||
| Wishes Followed (vs. Not Followed) | 3.310 | 0.165 | 0.610 | 17.962 | ||||
Note: Estimates with p-values <.05 are shown in bold. Results from models 1 and 3 through 9 are not shown due to limited space. Data for all models are available from the corresponding author upon request.