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The association of caregiver 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 |
75 (63.0) |
44 (37.0) |
1.02 |
0.46, 2.29 |
NS |
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| • male |
20 (62.5) |
12 (37.5) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Age |
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| • <50 |
20 (60.6) |
13 (39.4) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
NS |
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| • 50–64 |
27 (57.4) |
20 (42.6) |
0.88 |
0.35,2.17 |
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| • 65–74 |
34 (69.4) |
15 (30.6) |
1.47 |
0.58,3.72 |
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| • 75+ |
13(61.9) |
8(38.1) |
1.06 |
0.34,3.25 |
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| Education |
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| • > high school |
36 (67.9) |
17(32.1) |
1.40 |
0.69, 2.83 |
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| • other |
59 (60.2) |
39 (39.8) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Employment |
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| • full-time |
11 (47.8) |
12 (52.2) |
0.48 |
0.20, 1.18 |
NS |
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| • other |
84 (65.6) |
44 (34.4) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Health status |
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| • excellent/very good |
46 (74.2) |
16 (25.8) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
1 |
1.00, 1.00 |
| • good |
33 (63.5) |
19 (36.5) |
0.60 |
0.27, 1.35 |
0.64 |
0.22, 1.86 |
| • fair/poor |
16 (43.2) |
21 (56.8) |
0.27 |
0.11,0.63 |
0.22 |
0.07, 0.65 |
| Self-esteem |
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| • worst |
21 (55.3) |
17 (44.7) |
0.63 |
0.29, 1.33 |
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| • better |
71 (66.4) |
36 (33.6) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Scheduling |
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| • worst |
19 (63.3) |
11(36.9) |
1.02 |
0.45,2.34 |
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| • better |
76 (62.8) |
45 (37.2) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Health |
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| • worst |
22 (66.7) |
11 (33.3) |
1.23 |
0.55,2.78 |
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| • better |
73(61.9) |
45(38.1) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Family support |
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| • worst |
19 (54.3) |
16 (45.7) |
0.62 |
0.29, 1.33 |
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| • better |
75 (65.8) |
39 (34.2) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Finance |
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| • worst |
14 (60.9) |
9(39.1) |
0.88 |
0.36, 2.20 |
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| • better |
81 (63.8) |
46 (36.2) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Other caregiver(s) |
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| • yes |
76 (65.5) |
40 (34.5) |
1.60 |
0.74, 3.45 |
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| • no |
19 (54.3) |
16 (45.7) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Needed more help |
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| • yes |
30 (52.6) |
27 (47.4) |
0.49 |
0.25, 0.98 |
NS |
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| • no |
63 (69.2) |
28 (30.8) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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| Physician home visits |
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| • yes |
68 (76.4) |
21 (23.6) |
4.20 |
2.08, 8.46 |
4.79 |
1.97, 11.64 |
| • no |
27 (46.5) |
35 (56.5) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
| Homemaking support |
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| • yes |
54 (64.3) |
30 (35.7) |
1.14 |
0.59, 2.22 |
NS |
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| • no |
41 (61.2) |
26 (38.8) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
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| Palliative care bed |
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| • yes |
16 (43.2) |
21 (56.8) |
0.34 |
0.16,0.72 |
0.31 |
0.12,0.80 |
| • no |
79 (69.3) |
35 (30.7) |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00, 1.00 |
Brazil et al. BMC Palliative Care 2002 1:2 doi:10.1186/1472-684X-1-2 |
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