Table 3 Multivariate survival model for long term care home admission
Parameters | Estimate | SE | Hazard Ratio (HR) | 95% HR Confidence limits | Chi-square | Pr > Chisq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Care recipient characteristics | ||||||
 Gender (ref. ‘female’) | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.07 | (1.01–1.13) | 4.81 | 0.03 |
 Married (ref. ‘Yes’) | 0.08 | 0.04 | 1.08 | (0.99–1.18) | 3.36 | 0.06 |
Age group (ref. ‘18–39 yrs’) | ||||||
 40–64 yrs. | 1.73 | 0.28 | 5.67 | (3.22–10.00) | 36.0 | <.0001 |
 65–74 yrs. | 2.55 | 0.28 | 12.7 | (7.28–22.38) | 79.1 | <.0001 |
 75–84 yrs. | 2.94 | 0.28 | 19.1 | (10.93–33.35) | 107.3 | <.0001 |
 85–94 yrs. | 3.12 | 0.28 | 22.7 | (13.08–39.75) | 120.5 | <.0001 |
 95+ yrs. | 3.28 | 0.29 | 26.5 | (15.06–46.83) | 128.4 | <.0001 |
MAPLe (ref. ‘1’) | ||||||
 2 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 1.25 | (0.90–1.74) | 1.91 | 0.16 |
 3 | 1.45 | 0.13 | 4.27 | (3.29–5.55) | 119.1 | <.0001 |
 4 | 2.14 | 0.13 | 8.48 | (6.55–10.99) | 261.4 | <.0001 |
 5 | 2.71 | 0.13 | 15.0 | (11.58–19.54) | 412.7 | <.0001 |
Informal caregiver characteristics | ||||||
 Caregiver distress (ref. ‘no’) | ||||||
  Yes | 0.59 | 0.03 | 1.81 | (1.71–1.91) | 446.7 | <.0001 |
Other informal caregiver characteristics | ||||||
 Coresidence (cores) and relationship type (ref. ‘child caregiver coreside’) | ||||||
  Child does not cores | 0.34 | 0.04 | 1.40 | (1.30–1.50) | 82.5 | <.0001 |
  Spouse coreside | 0.23 | 0.05 | 1.25 | (1.13–1.39) | 19.1 | <.0001 |
  Spouse does not cores | 0.36 | 0.15 | 1.43 | (1.06–1.94) | 5.40 | 0.02 |
  Others coreside | 0.10 | 0.08 | 1.11 | (0.94–1.29) | 1.59 | 0.21 |
  Others does not cores | 0.33 | 0.05 | 1.39 | (1.25–1.54) | 37.1 | <.0001 |