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Table 5 Predictors for specialist contacts in the year after institutionalization (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals; n = 18,779)

From: Are there changes in medical specialist contacts after transition to a nursing home? an analysis of German claims data

 

Dentist

Ophthalmologist

Surgeon

ENT specialist

Dermatologist

Urologist

Neurologist/Psychiatrist

Men (ref = woman)

1.02 (0.95–1.09)

1.0 (0.92–1.1)

0.85 (0.78–0.92)

0.96 (0.89–1.05)

1.25 (1.15–1.37)

3.24 (2.95–3.55)

1.02 (0.95–1.10)

Age

 65–74 y

1.33 (1.11–1.59)

1.06 (0.86–1.30)

1.25 (1.02–1.55)

0.45 (0.37–0.55)

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

1.66 (1.25–2.22)

2.35 (1.92–2.88)

 75–84 y

1.29 (1.09–1.51)

1.07 (0.88–1.29)

1.26 (1.04–1.52)

0.56 (0.47–0.67)

0.93 (0.75–1.14)

1.52 (1.16–2.0)

1.92 (1.60–2.32)

 85–94 y

1.09 (0.92–1.28)

1.10 (0.92–1.33)

1.09 (0.90–1.32)

0.72 (0.61–0.86)

0.94 (0.77–1.16)

1.25 (0.96–1.65)

1.44 (1.20–1.73)

 95+ y (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Care level

 1

1.36 (1.17–1.59)

2.12 (1.73–2.60)

1.82 (1.50–2.22)

1.40 (1.15–1.69)

1.01 (0.83–1.23)

0.60 (0.49–0.74)

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

 2

1.27 (1.09–1.49)

1.50 (1.22–1.84)

1.51 (1.23–1.85)

1.34 (1.10–1.63)

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

0.96 (0.78–1.17)

1.10 (0.94–1.30)

 3 (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Dementia (ref = no dementia)

1.05 (0.98–1.11)

0.73 (0.68–0.79)

0.82 (0.77–0.88)

0.84 (0.78–0.90)

0.98 (0.91–1.07)

0.67 (0.61–0.74)

1.49 (1.39–1.59)

Contact one year before (ref = no contact)

3.08 (2.90–3.27)

5.36 (5.01–5.74)

2.76 (2.59–2.97)

3.60 (3.34–3.88)

4.11 (3.77–4.48)

8.80 (7.96–9.72)

5.20 (4.82–5.61)

  1. Abbreviation: ENT Ear, nose and throat