Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis about factors associated with home death after the discharge
Partial regression coefficient | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper limit | Lower limit | ||||
PPI on admission | 0.198 | 1.219 | 1.026 | 1.448 | 0.025 |
Pulse rate | − 0.031 | 0.969 | 0.939 | 1.001 | 0.054 |
Presence of a daytime caregiver | 1.468 | 4.340 | 0.942 | 19.988 | 0.060 |
Family’s preferred place of death was home | 1.840 | 6.297 | 2.322 | 17.075 | < 0.001 |