Table 2 Odds Ratios of Different Variables Predictive of Prolonged Boarding Time
From: Risks predicting prolonged hospital discharge boarding in a regional acute care hospital
Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Severity of Illness | ||
Minor (reference) | ||
Moderate | 1.21 (1.03–1.41) | 1.11 (0.95–1.31) |
Major | 1.49 (1.27–1.73) | 1.26 (1.07–1.48) * |
Extreme | 2.78 (2.30–3.36) | 1.94 (1.59–2.37) * |
Disposition | ||
Home (reference) | ||
Skilled nursing facility | 3.62 (3.12–4.21) | 2.48 (2.10–2.93) * |
Home with home health service | 2.00 (1.64–2.45) | 1.81 (1.46–2.23) * |
Others | 0.73 (0.31–1.68) | 0.67 (0.25–1.81) |
Expired | 2.64 (0.68–10.21) | 1.43 (0.36–5.63) |
Transfers | 7.16 (5.44–9.43) | 7.45 (5.35–10.37) * |
Hospice | 2.35 (1.67–3.32) | 1.48 (1.02–2.15) * |
Court / law enforcement | 2.09 (1.62–2.70) | 2.51 (1.84–3.42) * |
Case manager consult | ||
No consult (reference) | ||
Early consult | 1.75 (1.61–1.89) | 1.52 (1.37–1.68) * |
Late consult | 3.56 (2.18–581) | 1.73 (1.03–2.89) * |
Homeless | 0.72 (0.62–0.84) | 0.58 (0.48–0.69) * |
Patient disposition order placed between 0800 and 1700 | 0.66 (0.56–0.78) | 0.57 (0.47–0.71) * |
Primary care physician assignment | 0.92 (0.85–0.99) | |
Number of medications at disposition | 1.04 (1.03–1.05) | |