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Table 7 Predictors of the transition no formal to formal care 1 year after a cancer diagnosis (OCP and MCP combined, n = 190)

From: The utilization of formal and informal home care by older patients with cancer: a Belgian cohort study with two control groups

 

Univariatea

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Need factors

 Fatigue

1.24

1,09-1,41

0.001

 Polypharmacy

1.18

1,01-1,38

0.04

Cancer-related factors

 Stage

  

0.09

 I

ref

  

 II

2.01

0,85-4,78

0.11

 III

2.67

1,02-6,96

0.05

 IV

5.93

1,18-29,68

0.03

 Chemotherapy

2.21

1,17-4,19

0.02

 Radiotherapy

2.38

1,19-4,77

0.02

Changes in need factors

 ADL

  

0.01

 persistently independent

ref

  

 became indepedent

0.93

0,27-3,13

0.90

 became dependent

3.19

1,55-6,54

0.002

 persistently dependent

0.85

0,28-2,54

0.77

IADL

  

0.04

 persistently independent

ref

  

 became indepedent

1.81

0,60-5,50

0.29

 became dependent

2.86

1,36-6,04

0.01

 persistently dependent

2.04

0,66-6,33

0.22

Depression

  

0.06

 persistently normal

ref

  

 became normal

2.53

0,77-8,32

0.13

 became depressed

3.03

1,21-7,60

0.02

 persistently depressed

2.53

0,34-18,59

0.36

Fatigue

  

0.003

 persistently normal

ref

  

 became normal

6.00

1,55-23,19

0.01

 became impaired

4.00

1,19-13,42

0.03

 persistently impaired

8.27

2,61-26,22

< 0,001

Polypharmacy

  

0.04

 persistently normal

ref

  

 became normal

2.51

0,60-10,52

0.21

 became impaired

2.72

1,15-6,46

0.02

 persistently impaired

2.93

0,93-9,25

0.07

  1. aPredictors of univariate logistic regression analyses are shown with p < 0,05
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