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Table 4 Association between health care utilization (no/yes) and educational level, binary logistic regression analysis

From: Health care utilization and health-related quality of life of injury patients: comparison of educational groups

 

Hospitalization

6-month health care utilization after dischargea

Outpatient Specialist

Outpatient rehabilitation

General practitioner

Physiotherapist

Psychologist

Nursing care at home

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted

 Educational level (low)

  Middle

0.72*

(0.59;0.88)

1.06

(0.87;1.30)

0.76

(0.54;1.08)

1.25*

(1.02;1.53)

1.00

(0.82;1.22)

0.84

(0.57;1.23)

0.49*

(0.38;0.63)

  High

0.62*

(0.52;0.75)

1.14

(0.94;1.39)

0.71*

(0.51;1.00)

1.18

(0.96;1.43)

1.05

(0.87;1.28)

0.71

(0.48;1.05)

0.39*

(0.30;0.51)

Adjustedb

 Educational level (low)

  Middle

0.87

(0.69;1.10)

1.07

(0.85;1.34)

0.92

(0.63;1.34)

1.41*

(1.13;1.75)

1.13

(0.90;1.42)

0.83

(0.55;1.26)

0.83

(0.61;1.12)

  High

0.80*

(0.63;1.00)

1.11

(0.89;1.39)

0.90

(0.62;1.31)

1.38*

(1.11;1.72)

1.19

(0.95;1.49)

0.76

(0.50;1.17)

0.66*

(0.49;0.90)

  1. Abbreviations: GP general practitioner, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  2. a≥1 visit/contact within 6 months after injury
  3. bAdjusted for age, sex, marital status, comorbidity status and cause of trauma, type of injury and number of injuries. 6-month health care utilization was additionally adjusted for length of hospital stay as proxy for injury severity.
  4. *P<0.05