A predictive score to identify hospitalized patients' risk of discharge to a post-acute care facility

Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression modeling of variables associated, on days 1 and 3, with discharge to a PAC facility.

Variables	Adjusted odds-ratio (95%CI)
	Day 1	P	Day 3	p
	n = 349		n = 299
Number of medically active problems on admission (per additional problem)	1.4 (1.1 – 1.7)	0.003	1.3 (1.0 – 1.6)	0.02
Inability of patients' partner to provide home help	3.4 (1.9 – 6.3)	<0.001	2.5 (1.3 – 4.9)	0.006
Number of disabilities; ADL* + IADL^† (per additional disability out of 12)^‡	1.3 (1.1 – 1.4)	<0.001	-	-
Age (per additional decade)	1.3 (1.1 – 1.5)	0.004	-	-
Type of admission (hospital internal transfer vs. from home)	2.0 (1.0 – 4.1)	0.05	-	-
Dependency for bathing/taking a shower^§	-	-	2.8 (1.3 – 6.0)	0.007
Dependency for transfers bed/chair^§	-	-	2.8 (1.3 – 6.2)	0.008
Inability in medication self-management before admission^‡	-	-	2.5 (1.2 – 5.2)	0.01

* ADL: Activities of daily living; ^† IADL: Instrumental activities of daily living;
^‡patients self-report upon admission; ^§ nurse staff assessment on day 3

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