Table 2

Percentage of clients entering long-term care home, caregiver distress, and ratings of being better off elsewhere by MAPLe priority level, Ontario derivation sample (n = 4,835)


MAPLe


Dependent variable
Low
Mild
Moderate
High
Very high

Admitted to long-term care home within 90 days
Absolute rate
1.3%
2.9%
4.7%
7.5%
14.5%
Adjusted odds ratio*
Reference
2.14
3.64
5.91
11.35

Caregiver distress
Absolute rate
3.6%
8.0%
15.8%
26.1%
51.0%
Adjusted odds ratio*
Reference
2.50
4.96
9.31
26.61

Better off elsewhere
Absolute rate
6.4%
9.1%
10.2%
18.9%
33.1%
Adjusted odds ratio*
Reference
1.40
1.67
3.39
7.10

n
1,181
1,094
1,358
852
351

* Adjusted for age, sex

Hirdes et al. BMC Medicine 2008 6:9   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-9