Table 2.
Predictors of receipt of pain-directed intervention in patients with a high pain score
| Relative risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation therapy and nerve block (all patients) | Radiation therapy, nerve block and opiates (aged ≥ 65 years) | Opiates only aged ≥ 65 years) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| < 65 | 1·00 (reference) | – | – |
| 65–70 | 1·31 (0·98, 1·75) | 1·00 (reference) | 1·00 (reference) |
| 71–80 | 0·81 (0·58, 1·14) | 0·92 (0·86, 1·00) | 0·92 (0·85, 1·00) |
| ≥ 81 | 1·36 (0·94, 1·97) | 0·89 (0·79, 0·99) | 0·89 (0·79, 1·00) |
| Female sex (versus male) | 0·90 (0·71, 1·13) | 0·96 (0·89, 1·03) | 0·94 (0·87, 1·02) |
| High co-morbidity burden (ADG ≥ 10 versus < 10) | 0·97 (0·90, 1·05) | 0·97 (0·90, 1·10) | 0·96 (0·88, 1·04) |
| Rural residence (versus urban) | 1·02 (0·68, 1·51) | 0·96 (0·84, 1·10) | 0·93 (0·81, 1·08) |
| Income quintile | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 0·79 (0·52, 1·20) | 1·01 (0·89, 1·14) | 1·02 (0·90, 1·15) |
| 2 | 1·22 (0·85, 1·74) | 1·01 (0·90, 1·14) | 0·99 (0·88, 1·12) |
| 3 | 1·01 (0·70, 1·45) | 1·06 (0·96, 1·18) | 1·05 (0·94, 1·17) |
| 4 | 0·89 (0·61, 1·29) | 1·01 (0·90, 1·13) | 0·97 (0·86, 1·10) |
| 5 (highest) | 1·00 (reference) | 1·00 (reference) | 1·00 (reference) |
| Diagnosis in 2014–2016 (versus 2010–2013) | 0·63 (0·50, 0·81) | 1·02 (0·95, 1·10) | 1·04 (0·96, 1·12) |
Values in parentheses are 95 per cent confidence intervals. ADG, Aggregated Diagnosis Group. All factors shown are included in the model as potential predictors (multivariable modified Poisson regression).