Effects of Caregiver’s Gender or Distance Between Caregiver and Patient’s Home on Home Discharge from Hospital in 285 Patients Aged ≥75 Years in Japan

24 January 2023 : Clinical Research

Yoshimasa Oda^12ABCDEF, Naoko E. Katsuki

^1ABCDEF, Masaki Tago

^1ABDEFG*, Risa Hirata

^1CDEF, Osamu Kojiro^3ABE, Masanori Nishiyama^2ADE, Masamichi Oda^3E, Shu-ichi Yamashita^1ADE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939202

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939202

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Table 4 Multivariable analysis with 4 covariables reportedly related to home discharge.

Variable, category (unit)	Regression coefficient	Lower limit of the 95% CI for odds ratio	Upper limit of the 95% CI for odds ratio	P
Place where the patient was admitted from, home		Reference		<0.001^*
Place where the patient was admitted from, LTC facility	−3.11	0.01	0.23	<0.001^*
Place where the patient was admitted from, another hospital	−3.29	0.01	0.27	0.001^*
Family member, living alone	−1.65	0.05	0.69	0.012^*
Barthel index on admission	0.03	1.01	1.05	0.003^*
Cognitive function scores on admission, Normal		Reference		0.390
1	−0.94	0.10	1.50	0.172
2a	−1.60	0.04	1.13	0.068
2b	0.20	0.17	9.01	0.845
3a	−0.17	0.19	3.82	0.825
3b	20.06	0.00	–	1.000
Multivariable analysis using binary logistic regression for home discharge with forced entry method was conducted to validate the independent factors for home discharge. Only 4 factors reportedly related to home discharge – place where the patient was admitted from, living alone, Barthel index, Cognitive function scores, were used as covariables. ^* CI – confidence interval; LTC – long-term care.

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