Table 3.
Odds of receiving a home visit by income and other characteristics for Nova Scotia overall and by region
| Predictor | Nova Scotia overall | Halifax Regional Municipality [HRM] | All regions outside of HRM | |
| Crude OR | Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) | Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) | Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) | |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||
| Low | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| Lower middle | 1.07 | 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) | 1.42 (0.99, 2.03) | 0.98 (0.84, 1.16) |
| Middle | 1.42 | 1.33 (1.15, 1.54) | 1.40 (1.00, 1.94) | 1.30 (1.10, 1.53) |
| Upper middle | 1.36 | 1.19 (1.02, 1.39) | 1.21 (0.90, 1.64) | 1.20 (0.99, 1.44) |
| Upper | 1.82 | 1.37 (1.15, 1.64) | 1.18 (0.88, 1.56) | 2.23 (1.63, 3.07) |
| Survival time | ||||
| <61 days | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| 61–120 days | 3.66 | 3.83 (3.08, 4.77) | 3.91 (2.62, 5.82) | 3.69 (2.81, 4.84) |
| 121–180+ days | 3.61 | 4.04 (3.45, 4.72) | 3.64 (2.76, 4.81) | 4.21 (3.47, 5.11) |
| Admission to palliative care program | ||||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| Yes | 2.30 | 2.25 (1.97, 2.56) | 3.05 (2.49, 3.74) | 1.47 (1.15, 1.86) |
| Visit within a long term care center (LTC) | ||||
| None | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| At least one LTC visit | 0.65 | 0.55 (0.46, 0.65) | 0.47 (0.34, 0.64) | 0.60 (0.48, 0.75) |
| Age group | ||||
| < 65 years | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| 65–74 years | 1.06 | 1.25 (1.09, 1.44) | 1.24 (0.97, 1.59) | 1.28 (1.08, 1.51) |
| 75+ years | 1.04 | 1.41 (1.24, 1.61) | 1.94 (1.52, 2.49) | 1.29 (1.09, 1.51) |
| Total days as a hospital inpatient | ||||
| 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| 1–12 | 1.0 | 1.06 (0.90, 1.26) | 1.02 (0.76, 1.37) | 1.07 (0.87, 1.30) |
| 13–31 | 1.14 | 1.07 (0.91, 1.27) | 1.04 (0.77, 1.40) | 1.08 (0.87, 1.32) |
| 32+ | 0.94 | 0.80 (0.67, 0.95) | 0.87 (0.64, 1.20) | 0.78 (0.63, 0.97) |
| Year of death | ||||
| 1992 | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| 1993 | 1.06 | 1.05 (0.88, 1.25) | 1.07 (0.78, 1.48) | 1.02 (0.82, 1.27) |
| 1994 | 1.16 | 1.17 (0.98, 1.40) | 1.13 (0.81, 1.57) | 1.16 (0.94, 1.43) |
| 1995 | 1.19 | 1.10 (0.92, 1.31) | 0.88 (0.63, 1.22) | 1.18 (0.95, 1.45) |
| 1996 | 1.07 | 0.94 (0.79, 1.13) | 0.76 (0.55, 1.05) | 1.02 (0.83, 1.27) |
| 1997 | 0.93 | 0.82 (0.69, 0.98) | 0.80 (0.57, 1.11) | 0.82 (0.66, 1.01) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 (-) | 1.0 (-) |
| Female | 1.22 | 1.15 (1.04, 1.28) | 1.24 (1.03, 1.50) | 1.11 (0.98, 1.25) |
Note: OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval
*Adjusted for all other listed predictors