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The association of patient variables and home death |
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| Variable |
Home death |
Univariate |
Multivariate |
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| Yes |
No |
OR |
95% CI |
OR |
95% CI |
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| Gender |
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| • female |
40 (62.5) |
23 (37.5) |
1.04 |
0.53,2.04 |
NS |
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| • male |
55 (63.5) |
33 (36.5) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Age |
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| • 50–64 |
25 (69.4) |
11(30.6) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
NS |
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| • 65–74 |
35(61.4) |
22 (38.6) |
0.70 |
0.29, 1.70 |
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| • 75+ |
35 (60.3) |
23 (39.7) |
0.67 |
0.28, 1.62 |
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| Marital status |
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| • spouse |
64 (64.6) |
35 (35.4) |
1.24 |
0.62, 2.47 |
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| • other |
31(59.6) |
21 (40.4) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Diagnosis |
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| • cancer |
78 (62.9) |
46(37.1) |
0.90 |
0.37,2.18 |
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| • other |
17 (65.4) |
9 (34.6) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Dependence in ADL |
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| • high |
43(61.4) |
27 (38.6) |
0.87 |
0.44, 1.74 |
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| • low |
44 (64.7) |
24 (35.3) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Lived with caregiver |
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| • yes |
88 (67.7) |
42 (32.3) |
4.19 |
1.57, 11.15 |
7.85 |
2.35,26.27 |
| • no |
7 (33.3) |
14 (66.7) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Stated preference |
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| • yes |
74 (79.6) |
19 (20.4) |
6.86 |
3.29, 14.32 |
6.51 |
2.66, 15.95 |
| • no |
21 (36.2) |
37 (63.8) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Brazil et al. BMC Palliative Care 2002 1:2 doi:10.1186/1472-684X-1-2 |
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