Table 2.
Analysis of covariates associated with topbox designation of the corporate measure of ‘Rate experience’
| Multivariable analysis | P values | LR test (p) | |
| Department | 0.671 | ||
| Surgery/ENT | reference | ||
| Medicine | 1.08 (0.87, 1.34) | 0.502 | |
| Family | 0.82 (0.49, 1.39) | 0.468 | |
| Obs/gyn | 0.88 (0.54, 1.44) | 0.620 | |
| Physical health | <0.001 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.71 (0.48, 1.05) | 0.083 | |
| Good | 0.49 (0.33, 0.73) | <0.001 | |
| Fair | 0.48 (0.31, 0.74) | 0.001 | |
| Poor | 0.40 (0.24, 0.67) | <0.001 | |
| Mental health | <0.001 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.77 (0.60, 1.00) | 0.051 | |
| Good | 0.57 (0.43, 0.76) | <0.001 | |
| Fair | 0.43 (0.30, 0.62) | <0.001 | |
| Poor | 0.40 (0.22, 0.73) | 0.003 | |
| Education | 0.007 | ||
| Eighth Grade | Reference | ||
| Some high school |
1.02 (0.64, 1.64) | 0.924 | |
| High school | 0.69 (0.45, 1.04) | 0.077 | |
| College/CEGEP | 0.56 (0.37, 0.86) | 0.007 | |
| Undergraduate | 0.44 (0.29, 0.69) | <0.001 | |
| Postgraduate | 0.42 (0.28, 0.65) | <0.001 | |
| Admit-urgent | 0.86 (0.72, 1.02) | 0.075 | 0.075 |
| Sex male | 1.22 (1.02, 1.47) | 0.030 | 0.031 |
| Race | 0.243 | ||
| White | Reference | ||
| Black | 1.45 (0.73, 2.91) | 0.289 | |
| Arab | 0.98 (0.49, 1.97) | 0.958 | |
| First nation | 0.59 (0.20, 1.79) | 0.355 | |
| Oriental | 1.43 (0.80, 2.54) | 0.226 | |
| Indian | 1.18 (0.63, 2.21) | 0.611 | |
| Other | 0.53 (0.29, 0.98) | 0.043 | |
| Elixclass | 0.064 | ||
| <0 | Reference | ||
| 0 | 0.56 (0.31, 0.99) | 0.045 | |
| 1–5 | 0.72 (0.40, 1.31) | 0.282 | |
| 6–13 | 0.57 (0.30, 1.05) | 0.073 | |
| >13 | 0.61 (0.32, 1.20) | 0.151 | |
| Age group | 0.007 | ||
| 18–34 | Reference | ||
| 35–44 | 1.64 (0.97, 2.77) | 0.066 | |
| 45–54 | 1.73 (1.09, 2.72) | 0.019 | |
| 55–64 | 2.28 (1.49, 3.51) | <0.001 | |
| 65–79 | 2.07 (1.37, 3.13) | 0.001 | |
| >79 | 1.83 (1.18, 2.84) | 0.007 | |
| Any psi | 0.98 (0.73, 1.32) | 0.879 | 0.879 |
| LOS (>3 days) | 0.85 (0.69, 1.04) | 0.122 | 0.122 |
| Income decile* | 0.95 (0.83, 1.10) | 0.521 | 0.521 |
| ICU | 1.24 (0.75, 2.04) | 0.407 | 0.402 |
| Married/partner | 0.93 (0.76, 1.12) | 0.426 | 0.425 |
| Emergency visit within 7 days post d/c | 0.77 (0.56, 1.06) | 0.107 | 0.110 |
| Discharge | 0.116 | ||
| Home | Reference | ||
| Home setting | 0.91 (0.74, 1.14) | 0.423 | |
| Another facility | 0.69 (0.48, 0.98) | 0.037 | |
| Campus | 0.332 |
*Log transformed.
d/c, discharge; Elixclass, Elixhauser class; ENT, ear, nose and throat; ICU, intensive care unit stay; LOS, length of stay; LR, likelihood ratio; Obs/gyn, obstetrics and gynaecology; psi, patient safety indicator event.