Table 8.
Adjusted regression analysis (Poisson, Incidence Rates Ratios) for presenting at Emergency Department (administrative data), n = 1325 participants aged 60 and over.
| Model | Domain | Level* | IRR (95% CI, P-value) | P-value | Linear trend (95%CI, P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model with individual domain managing countsa | Biological | No risk | Reference | < 0.001 | 1.89 (1.55 to 2.3, < 0.001) |
| Some risk | 1.89 (1.29 to 2.75, 0.001) | ||||
| High risk | 3.58 (2.41 to 5.3, < 0.001) | ||||
| Psychological | No risk | Reference | 0.795 | 1.09 (0.85 to 1.39, 0.5) | |
| Some risk | 1.08 (0.7 to 1.66, 0.743) | ||||
| High risk | 1.2 (0.69 to 2.06, 0.522) | ||||
| Social | No risk | Reference | 0.001 | 1.43 (1.19 to 1.74, < 0.01) | |
| Some risk | 1.7 (1.17 to 2.47, 0.005) | ||||
| High risk | 2.08 (1.41 to 3.06, < 0.001) | ||||
| Model with managing scoresb | BioPsychoSocial | Doing well | Reference | < 0.001 | 1.98 (1.61 to 2.42, < 0.001) |
| Some problems | 2.3 (1.61 to 3.29, < 0.001) | ||||
| Many problems | 4.22 (2.7 to 6.61, < 0.001) | ||||
| Overwhelming problems | 4.08 (1.37 to 12.17, 0.012) |
aThe individual B, P, S categories were put into the same model with the following covariates: age, gender, ethnicity, income and education
bLikewise, the combined managing score categories were put into a model with the following covariates: age, gender, ethnicity, income and education