Table 3.
Factors Associated with 30-Day Readmission in Patients Who Perceived High Risks of Readmission (N = 229)
| Variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.346 | - | - |
| Female | 1.25 (0.73–2.17) | 0.419 | - | - |
| Non-white | 1.97 (1.33–2.92) | 0.001 | 2.07 (1.28–3.36) | 0.003 |
| H.S. or less education | 0.72 (0.38–1.34) | 0.298 | - | - |
| Not currently working | 1.00 (0.56–1.79) | 0.991 | - | - |
| Insurance status (ref: currently insured) | ||||
| Medicaid only | 0.79 (0.23–2.73) | 0.711 | ||
| Uninsured | 1.49 (0.48–4.67) | 0.489 | ||
| Marital status (ref: currently married) | ||||
| Never married | 1.81 (0.98–3.33) | 0.059 | - | - |
| Divorced | 1.52 (0.55–4.17) | 0.419 | - | - |
| Widowed | 0.56 (0.22–1.42) | 0.218 | - | - |
| Social support | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) | 0.872 | - | - |
| Life stressors | 1.13 (0.96–1.33) | 0.147 | - | - |
| CES-D symptoms | 1.09 (1.02–1.17) | 0.010 | - | - |
| Self-efficacy | 0.99 (0.81–1.20) | 0.913 | - | - |
| Inadequate health literacy | 0.56 (0.25–1.25) | 0.154 | - | - |
| Current or past smoker | 0.88 (0.49–1.56) | 0.653 | - | - |
| Current drinker | 0.65 (0.36–1.19) | 0.163 | - | - |
| Medication nonadherence | 1.24 (0.61–2.51) | 0.548 | - | - |
| Poor self-rated health | 2.35 (1.45–3.80) | <0.001 | 2.30 (1.38–3.85) | 0.002 |
| Any ADL limitations | 1.28 (0.76–2.16) | 0.357 | - | - |
| Body mass index | 0.98 (0.95–1.02) | 0.423 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 0.91 (0.52–1.59) | 0.743 | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1.35 (0.72–2.55) | 0.352 | - | - |
| Heart Failure | 1.02 (0.55–1.88) | 0.957 | - | - |
| Acute MI | 0.44 (0.19–0.99) | 0.046 | - | - |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1.25 (0.68–2.28) | 0.467 | - | - |
| Stroke | 0.83 (0.35–2.02) | 0.680 | - | - |
| Difficulty in accessing to care | 2.96 (1.55–5.66) | 0.001 | 2.72 (1.24–6.00) | 0.013 |
| Length of stay | 1.01 (0.99–1.03) | 0.375 | - | - |
| Any admissions in the past year | 2.04 (1.12–3.71) | 0.019 | 2.13 (1.21–3.74) | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: ADL: Activities of Daily Living; CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression; CI: Confidence Interval; H.S.: High school; MI: Myocardial infarction; OR: Odds ratio; SD: Standard deviation.
Note: P values are based on logistic regression models for both unadjusted and adjusted ORs. Results from the adjusted model were derived using backward stepwise-selection procedures.