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Table 3 Univariate and multiple logistic regressions on patients needing extended diagnostics (total number of patients included in the regression analysis, n = 13,987)

From: Finding good alternatives to hospitalisation: a data register study in five municipal acute wards in Norway

 

Univariate regression

Multiple regressions

OR (95% Cl)

OR (95% Cl)

Treatment (reference no treatment on each treatment alternative)

 Oral medication

1.36 (1.23–1.51)*

1.23 (1.09–1.40)*

 Intravenous fluid therapy

0.81 (0.72–0.90)*

0.90 (0.73–0.95)*

 Intravenous medication

0.97 (0.86–1.08)

1.02 (0.89–1.16)

 Mobilization and pain relief

1.32 (1.18–1.47)*

1.05 (0.91–1.20)

 Nebulizer therapy

0.99 (0.85–1.16)

0.73 (0.59–0.90)*

 Oxygen therapy

1.06 (0.90–1.24)

1.08 (0.88–1.33)

 Observation

1.25 (1.10–1.41)*

1.25 (1.08–1.45)*

ICPC-2 main group (reference respiratory)

 General and unspecified

0.63 (0.51–0.78)*

0.61 (0.48–0.77)*

 Digestive

0.51 (0.41–0.63)*

0.53 (0.42–0.67)*

 Cardiovascular

1.11 (0.87–1.42)

0.98 (0.73–1.30)

 Musculoskeletal

1.11 (0.96–1.29)

1.04 (0.87–1.24)

 Neurological

0.99 (0.76–1.28)

0.86 (0.64–1.16)

 Psychological

0.47 (0.36–0.62)*

0.44 (0.33–0.60)*

 Skin

0.79 (0.59–1.05)

0.81 (0.59–1.11)

 Endocrine/metabolic and nutritional

0.42 (0.33–0.54)*

0.45 (0.34–0.59)*

 Urological

0.79 (0.65–0.95)*

0.67 (0.54–0.83)*

Comorbidities (reference comorbidity = 0)

 One Comorbidity

1.21 (1.06–1.39)*

1.25 (1.08–1.46)*

 Two Comorbidities

1.11 (0.78–1.60)

1.24 (0.84–1.85)

Gender (reference female)

Male

0.95 (0.86–1.05)

1.03 (0.92–1.16)

Age/10

1.06 (1.02–1.09)*

1.09 (1.05–1.13)*

Length of stay (in days)

1.03 (1.02–1.05)*

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

Municipal acute Ward (reference MAW 1)

 MAW 2

2.28*(1.97–2.63)

2.29*(1.92–2.72)

 MAW 3

0.92 (0.79–1.05)

1.00 (0.84–1.19)

 MAW 4

1.11 (0.92–1.33)

1.24 (1.00–1.54)*

 MAW 5

0.76 (0.66–0.89)*

0.94 (0.78–1.12)

Referred from (reference general practitioner)

 Out-of-hour physician

1.15 (1.03–1.27)*

0.44 (0.38–0.51)*

 Nursing home physician

0.36 (0.13–0.99)*

0.41 (0.09–1.79)

Admitting time (reference day)

 Evening

0.36 (0.32–0.40)*

0.25 (0.21–0.29)*

 Night

1.42 (1.26–1.60)*

1.83 (1.59–2.10)*

Admission Weekend/Weekday (reference weekend)

 Weekday

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

0.80 (0.69–0.93)*

Discharged to (reference home)

 Home healthcare services

1.28 (1.14–1.44)*

1.09 (0.94–1.26)

 Hospital

0.62 (0.52–0.74)*

0.60 (0.49–0.73)*

 Nursing home (short time care)

1.06 (0.91–1.22)

0.86 (0.72–1.03)

 Nursing home (long time care)

0.70 (0.33–1.53)

1.28 (0.56–2.91)

  1. Regressions were logistic
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, MAW Municipal acute ward, ICPC-2 The International Classification of Primary Care-2, N Number in multiple analysis
  3. *p-value significant at level 0.05