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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Dec 22;70(4):1127–1135. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17621

Table 2:

Factors associated with utilization of HBMC, podiatry, other FFS home-based clinical care, and home health care among community-dwelling persons with dementia

HBMC Podiatry Other FFS home-based clinical care SHHC
Race/Ethnicity
Black, Non-Hispanic 1.35
(0.78 – 2.34)
1.36
(0.78 – 2.40)
1.38
(0.83 – 2.29)
1.16
(0.84 – 1.61)
Hispanic/Latino 0.28
(0.10 – 0.80)
0.27
(0.07 – 1.12)
0.67
(0.28 – 1.59)
0.97
(0.60 – 1.55)
Female 1.52
(0.97 – 2.41)
0.83
(0.53 – 1.30)
1.24
(0.81 – 1.89)
1.09
(0.83 – 1.43)
Age
75–79 0.64
(0.22 – 1.88)
1.92
(0.72 – 5.11)
1.12
(0.42 – 2.97)
1.24
(0.74 – 2.09)
80–84 0.81
(0.30 – 2.17)
2.71
(1.06 – 6.93)
1.31
(0.51 – 3.34)
1.59
(0.96 – 2.61)
85+ 1.3
(0.52 – 3.24)
3.35
(1.37 – 8.18)
1.32
(0.55 – 3.17)
1.36
(0.85 – 2.19)
Education: >=High school 1.00
(0.57 – 1.76)
1.74
(1.05 – 2.89)
1.27
(0.75 – 2.17)
1.22
(0.91 – 1.63)
Has Medicaid 1.36
(0.76 – 2.44)
1.70
(0.96 – 3.03)
2.01
(1.16 – 3.47)
1.43
(1.02 – 2.01)
Count of self-reported chronic conditions 1.09
(0.96 – 1.23)
1.03
(0.91 – 1.16)
1.07
(0.95 – 1.20)
1.08
(0.998 – 1.18)
Number of ADL impairments
1–2 1.31
(0.81 – 2.12)
1.15
(0.68 – 1.93)
2.19
(1.32 – 3.63)
1.85
(1.37 – 2.51)
3+ 1.82
(1.15 – 2.87)
2.11
(1.26 – 3.55)
2.64
(1.59 – 4.39)
2.43
(1.82 – 3.26)
Any hospital admission 12 months after survey 1.46
(1.04 – 2.04)
1.41
(0.97 – 2.04)
1.93
(1.42 – 2.63)
4.73
(3.78 – 5.91)
Residential care, excl. NH 4.58
(2.81 – 7.49)
8.12
(4.67 – 14.11)
2.80
(1.69 – 4.64)
1.13
(0.77 – 1.66)
Lives alone 1.10
(0.69 – 1.75)
0.88
(0.51 – 1.51)
0.99
(0.63 – 1.54)
0.81
(0.59 – 1.10)
Lives in metropolitan area 2.48
(1.21 – 5.10)
3.96
(1.92 – 8.15)
2.07
(1.07 – 4.00)
1.1
(0.78 – 1.56)
Region
Midwest 0.53
(0.26 – 1.07)
0.95
(0.49 – 1.85)
0.47
(0.24 – 0.94)
0.99
(0.64 – 1.52)
South 0.54
(0.29 – 1.00)
0.41
(0.23 – 0.75)
0.55
(0.31 – 0.96)
1.12
(0.79 – 1.59)
West 0.34
(0.16 – 0.75)
0.52
(0.26 – 1.02)
0.45
(0.21 – 0.94)
0.63
(0.41 – 0.99)
Year of NHATS interview 1.02
(0.93 – 1.12)
1.04
(0.94 – 1.15)
1.06
(0.96 – 1.16)
1.04
(0.97 – 1.11)

Referent category = white race, age <75, <HS education, no Medicaid, 0 ADLs, Northeast region; adjusted for survey year; due to very small cell size, other race category was set to missing; HBMC= Home based medical care; SHHC= Skilled home healthcare