Table 3. Bivariate and Multivariable Associations of Poor Prognostic Understanding and Prognostic Discordance Regarding Curability and Survival Estimates With Hospitalization and Hospice Use.
| Outcome | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bivariate analysesa | Multivariable analyses, adjustedb | |
| Hospitalization | ||
| Poor prognostic understanding regarding curability | 0.71 (0.46-1.11) | 0.77 (0.49-1.21) |
| Poor prognostic understanding regarding life expectancy estimates | 0.66 (0.48-0.89) | 0.74 (0.50-1.08) |
| Prognostic discordance regarding curability | 0.80 (0.48-1.34) | 0.87 (0.50-1.53) |
| Prognostic discordance regarding life expectancy estimates | 1.50 (0.94-2.37) | 1.64 (1.01-2.66) |
| Hospice use | ||
| Poor prognostic understanding regarding curability | 0.67 (0.48-0.92) | 0.76 (0.51-1.12) |
| Poor prognostic understanding regarding life expectancy estimates | 0.25 (0.13-0.47) | 0.30 (0.16-0.59) |
| Prognostic discordance regarding curability | 0.76 (0.54-1.07) | 0.78 (0.50-1.22) |
| Prognostic discordance regarding life expectancy estimates | 1.25 (0.84-1.86) | 1.27 (0.73-2.20) |
a
Accounting for clustering at the practice level.
b
Adjusted for demographic characteristics, cancer type, study group, and age-related conditions and accounting for clustering at the practice level.