Table 6 Factors associated with chronic patients’ use of primary care and hospital care
Predisposing and need factors | B coefficient (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|
Primary care users | ||
Female gender | 0.675 (0.082; 1.268) | 0.000 |
Agea | 0.035 (0.017;0.052) | 0.026 |
Spanish origin | 0.962 (0.198; 1.726) | 0.014 |
Immobilized | 8.129 (6.437; 9.822) | 0.014 |
Palliative care | 10.492 (6.457; 14.526) | 0.000 |
High risk level | 4.631 (3.022; 6.241) | 0.000 |
Number of chronic diseasesa | 1.291 (1.068; 1.51) | 0.000 |
Diabetes mellitus | 2.332 (1.375; 3.290) | 0.000 |
Heart failure | 3.243 (1.361; 5.125) | 0.000 |
Stroke | 3.415 (1.707; 5.122) | 0.000 |
Dementia | 5.267 (3.376; 7.157) | 0.000 |
Active neoplasia | 2.989 (1.659; 4.319) | 0.000 |
Polymedication | 6.600 (5.649; 7.552) | 0.000 |
R2 = 0.254 | ||
Hospital care users | ||
Agea | 0.018 (0.008; 0.028) | 0.001 |
Spanish origin | 3.396 (2.722; 4.070) | 0.000 |
Immobilized | −1.522(−2.422; −0.62) | 0.001 |
Palliative care | 5.047 (3.098; 6.995) | 0.000 |
High risk level | 2.730 (1.949; 3.512) | 0.000 |
Number of chronic diseasesa | 0.222(0.103; 0.341) | 0.000 |
Active neoplasia | 4.309 (3.629; 4.989) | 0.000 |
COPD | 1.349 (0.616; 2.082) | 0.000 |
Depression | 0.723 (0.221; 1.22) | 0.005 |
Dementia | −1.504 (−2.560; −0.448) | 0.005 |
R2 = 0.151 | ||