Table 5.
Analysis of covariates associated with topbox measure of ‘Overall helped’
| Multivariable analysis | P values | LR test (p) | |
| Department | 0.167 | ||
| Surgery/ENT | Reference | ||
| Medicine | 0.83 (0.66, 1.04) | 0.113 | |
| Family | 0.60 (0.36, 1.01) | 0.047 | |
| Obs/gyn | 0.85 (0.49, 1.47) | 0.558 | |
| Physical health | <0.001 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.89 (0.58, 1.37) | 0.601 | |
| Good | 0.59 (0.38, 0.90) | 0.014 | |
| Fair | 0.57 (0.36, 0.91) | 0.019 | |
| Poor | 0.39 (0.23, 0.68) | 0.001 | |
| Mental health | <0.001 | ||
| Excellent | Reference | ||
| Very good | 0.70 (0.53, 0.94) | 0.019 | |
| Good | 0.52 (0.39, 0.71) | <0.001 | |
| Fair | 0.44 (0.30, 0.64) | <0.001 | |
| Poor | 0.44 (0.24, 0.81) | 0.008 | |
| Education | 0.126 | ||
| Eighth grade | Reference | ||
| Some high school | 1.03 (0.64, 1.63) | 0.914 | |
| High school | 0.87 (0.57, 1.31) | 0.500 | |
| College/CEGEP | 0.81 (0.53, 1.23) | 0.319 | |
| Undergraduate | 0.63 (0.41, 0.98) | 0.039 | |
| Postgraduate | 0.79 (0.51, 1.22) | 0.285 | |
| Race | 0.505 | ||
| White | Reference | ||
| Black | 1.81 (0.81, 4.01) | 0.146 | |
| Arab | 0.83 (0.41, 1.69) | 0.612 | |
| First nation | 0.94 (0.28, 3.12) | 0.920 | |
| Oriental | 1.17 (0.65, 2.12) | 0.606 | |
| Indian | 1.04 (0.55, 2.00) | 0.895 | |
| Other | 0.61 (0.33, 1.14) | 0.122 | |
| Admit urgent | 0.86 (0.72, 1.03) | 0.108 | 0.109 |
| Sex male | 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) | 0.906 | 0.906 |
| Elixclass | 0.079 | ||
| <0 | Reference | ||
| 0 | 0.70 (0.39, 1.28) | 0.252 | |
| 1–5 | 0.98 (0.52, 1.82) | 0.938 | |
| 6–13 | 0.71 (0.37, 1.37) | 0.309 | |
| >13 | 0.81 (0.40, 1.62) | 0.547 | |
| Age group | 0.042 | ||
| 18–34 | Reference | ||
| 35–44 | 1.10 (0.63, 1.91) | 0.739 | |
| 45–54 | 1.82 (1.10, 3.00) | 0.019 | |
| 55–64 | 1.73 (1.10, 2.75) | 0.018 | |
| 65–79 | 1.56 (1.01, 2.42) | 0.047 | |
| >79 | 1.42 (0.89, 2.26) | 0.254 | |
| Any psi | 1.12 (0.81, 1.54) | 0.492 | 0.490 |
| LOS >3 days | 0.91 (0.73, 1.13) | 0.378 | 0.379 |
| Income decile* | 1.01 (0.87, 1.17) | 0.912 | 0.912 |
| ICU | 1.32 (0.76, 2.27) | 0.325 | 0.316 |
| Married/partner | 0.92 (0.75, 1.13) | 0.418 | 0.417 |
| Emergency visit within 7 days post d/c | 0.76 (0.54, 1.06) | 0.102 | 0.107 |
| Discharge | 0.088 | ||
| Home | Reference | ||
| Home setting | 0.84 (0.67, 1.05) | 0.128 | |
| Another facility | 0.68 (0.47, 0.99) | 0.043 | |
| Campus | 0.999 |
*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.