Table 3.
Analysis of covariates associated with topbox measure of ‘Recommend this hospital’
| Multivariable analysis | P values | LR test (p) | |
| Department | 0.908 | ||
| Surgery/ENT | Reference | ||
| Medicine | 1.06 (0.84, 1.34) | 0.620 | |
| Family | 0.89 (0.51, 1.53) | 0.669 | |
| Obs/gyn | 1.03 (0.62, 1.72) | 0.913 | |
| Physical health | 0.018 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.74 (0.49, 1.12) | 0.152 | |
| Good | 0.54 (0.36, 0.81) | 0.003 | |
| Fair | 0.56 (0.35, 0.88) | 0.012 | |
| Poor | 0.557 (0.323, 0.959) | 0.035 | |
| Mental health | <0.001 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.90 (0.69, 1.18) | 0.435 | |
| Good | 0.63 (0.47, 0.85) | 0.002 | |
| Fair | 0.56 (0.39, 0.81) | 0.002 | |
| Poor | 0.39 (0.21, 0.71) | 0.001 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Eighth grade | Reference | ||
| Some high school | 1.07 (0.67, 1.73) | 0.768 | |
| High school | 0.94 (0.62, 1.45) | 0.793 | |
| College/CEGEP | 0.67 (0.44, 1.03) | 0.069 | |
| Undergraduate | 0.57 (0.36, 0.89) | 0.014 | |
| Postgraduate | 0.63 (0.41, 0.99) | 0.045 | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| White | Reference | ||
| Black | 5.63 (1.72, 18.45) | 0.004 | |
| Arab | 1.56 (0.70, 3.49) | 0.273 | |
| First nation | 0.38 (0.13, 1.11) | 0.078 | |
| Oriental | 2.09 (1.07, 4.11) | 0.032 | |
| Indian | 1.64 (0.81, 3.33) | 0.168 | |
| Other | 0.51 (0.28, 0.93) | 0.028 | |
| Elixclass | 0.197 | ||
| <0 | Reference | ||
| 0 | 0.48 (0.26, 0.93) | 0.030 | |
| 1–5 | 0.54 (0.27, 1.05) | 0.068 | |
| 6–13 | 0.56 (0.28, 1.13) | 0.103 | |
| >13 | 0.51 (0.25, 1.07) | 0.074 | |
| Admit urgent | 0.98 (0.82, 1.17) | 0.843 | 0.843 |
| Age group | 0.048 | ||
| 18–34 | Reference | ||
| 35–44 | 1.17 (0.67, 2.06) | 0.566 | |
| 45–54 | 1.82 (1.11, 3.00) | 0.019 | |
| 55–64 | 1.85 (1.16, 2.93) | 0.009 | |
| 65–79 | 1.58 (1.02, 2.46) | 0.042 | |
| >79 | 1.37 (0.86, 2.19) | 0.185 | |
| Any psi | 1.09 (0.79, 1.49) | 0.600 | 0.092 |
| LOS >3 days | 0.88 (0.71, 1.09) | 0.247 | 0.248 |
| Income decile* | 1.01 (0.87, 1.17) | 0.908 | 0.908 |
| ICU | 1.62 (0.92, 2.87) | 0.098 | 0.086 |
| Married/partner | 0.80 (0.65, 0.98) | 0.031 | 0.030 |
| Sex male | 1.41 (1.16, 1.70) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Emergency visit within 7 days post d/c | 0.75 (0.54, 1.04) | 0.088 | 0.081 |
| Discharge | 0.037 | ||
| Home | Reference | ||
| Home setting | 0.76 (0.61, 0.96) | 0.020 | |
| Another facility | 0.71 (0.49, 1.03) | 0.069 | |
| Campus | 1.000 |
*Log transformed.
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.