Table 3c.
Risk of transition from a home care package to permanent residential aged care by home care package wait time (Hazard Ratio and 95%CI, 0–30 days as a reference)
| Wait time | 31–59 days vs. 0–30 days 1 | 2–6 months vs. 0–30 days 2 | Over 6 months vs. 0–30 days 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=87380, N-adjusted= 86956) | (N=104987, N-adjusted= 104439) | (N=105289, N-adjusted= 104550) | ||||
| Follow-up time after entry | cHR(95%CI) | aHR(95%CI) 4 | cHR(95%CI) | aHR(95%CI) 4 | cHR(95%CI) | aHR(95%CI) 4 |
| Within 1 year | 0.98(0.95, 1.01) | 1.00(0.97, 1.03) *** | ||||
| After 1 year | 1.07(1.04, 1.09) | 1.04(1.02, 1.07) *** | ||||
| Within 2 years | 0.87(0.85, 0.89) | 0.90(0.88, 0.92) *** | ||||
| After 2 years | 1.09(1.06, 1.12) | 1.07(1.04, 1.11) *** | ||||
| Within 2 years | 0.74(0.73, 0.76) | 0.79(0.77, 0.80) *** | ||||
| After 2 years | 1.12(1.08, 1.15) | 1.10(1.06, 1.13) *** | ||||
*** P<0.0001; cHR: crude Hazard Ratio, aHR: adjusted Hazard Ratio; 1. Model N=86956 (missing data=424/87380, 0.5%); 2Model N=104439 (missing data=548/104987, 0.5%); 3Model N=104550 (missing data= 739/105289, 0.7%); 4. All models adjusted for covariates associated with wait time: age, sex, country of birth, indigenous status, living arrangements, remoteness, usual accommodation, activity limitations (communication, domestic assistance, health care tasks, meals, movement activities, self-care, social and community participation, transport, moving around places at or away from home), approval for (permanent, respite, transition care), health conditions (hypertension, falls, arthritis, diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, cancer, delirium, dementia, depression, diabetes, fracture).