Table 3 Results for the German speaking part of Switzerland (N = 24,041)
From: Determinants of aggregate length of hospital stay in the last year of life in Switzerland
Length of stay (days) | IRR | 95 % CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | |||
Age (at time of death) (p < 0.001) | 0.98 | 0.98–0.98 | ||
Sex (p < 0.05) | ||||
men | 27.9 | 35.0 | 1.00 | |
women | 27.4 | 33.8 | 1.04 | 1.00–1.07 |
Cause of death (p < 0.001) | ||||
cancer (ref.) | 34.1 | 32.5 | 1.00 | |
coronary heart disease | 21.4 | 31.8 | 0.68 | 0.65–0.72 |
stroke | 19.6 | 30.4 | 0.63 | 0.60–0.67 |
COPD | 29.7 | 36.7 | 0.85 | 0.79–1.92 |
dementia | 57.7 | 74.6 | 1.96 | 1.71–2.25 |
other | 25.0 | 33.5 | 0.80 | 0.77–0.82 |
Multimorbidity (p < 0.001) | ||||
no (ref.) | 31.1 | 38.3 | 1.00 | |
yes | 30.5 | 34.4 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.05 |
unknown (no hospital stay) | 23.8 | 30.9 | 0.75 | 0.73–0.78 |
ICU during last stay (p < 0.001) | ||||
no (ref.) | 28.3 | 34.8 | 1.00 | |
1–48 h | 19.0 | 27.9 | 0.69 | 0.66–0.73 |
more than 48 h | 29.8 | 31.3 | 1.07 | 1.01–1.13 |
Educational level (p < 0.001) | ||||
medium (ref.) | 28.3 | 33.2 | 1.00 | |
low | 26.4 | 32.5 | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 |
high | 29.9 | 37.8 | 1.04 | 0.99–1.09 |
unknown | 27.6 | 37.4 | 1.03 | 0.99–1.08 |
House or flat owner (p < 0.001) | ||||
tenant (ref.) | 28.3 | 34.6 | 1.00 | |
owner-occupier | 26.8 | 33.4 | 0.93 | 0.90–0.96 |
Room category (p < 0.01) | ||||
regular (ref.) | 26.9 | 35.0 | 1.00 | |
semi-private/private | 29.7 | 31.3 | 1.08 | 1.04–1.11 |
Marital status (p < 0.001) | ||||
married (ref.) | 28.5 | 33.4 | 1.00 | |
never married | 29.4 | 40.7 | 1.04 | 0.98–1.09 |
widowed | 25.1 | 32.5 | 1.00 | 0.96–1.04 |
divorced | 32.5 | 37.8 | 1.10 | 1.03–1.16 |
Nationality (p < 0.001) | ||||
Swiss (ref.) | 27.3 | 33.8 | 1.00 | |
foreign | 33.0 | 38.2 | 1.09 | 1.03–1.16 |
Nursing home bed densitya (p > 0.001) | 0.97 | 0.97–0.98 | ||