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Table 5 The results of binary logistic regression analysis to predict psychological and physical burden

From: Symptom burden, palliative care need and predictors of physical and psychological discomfort in two UK hospitals

 

Physical burden

Psychological burden

Predictor

Odds ratio

95% CI

Sig. (p)

Odds ratio

95% CI

Sig.

GSF cancer

1.27

(0.51, 3.17)

0.611

0.78

(0.36, 1.68)

0.519

GSF heart

0.42

(0.20, 0.91)

0.027

0.77

(0.37, 1.60)

0.488

GSF COPD

1.67

(0.64, 4.36)

0.293

1.52

(0.72, 3.22)

0.270

GSF renal

0.93

(0.28, 3.09)

0.908

0.43

(0.13, 1.39)

0.158

GSF frailty

0.77

(0.37, 1.61)

0.486

1.61

(0.83, 3.12)

0.156

GSF dementia

3.94

(1.14, 13.64)

0.030

2.88

(1.29, 6.41)

0.010

GSF stroke

2.76

(0.61, 12.56)

0.190

1.90

(0.69, 5.23)

0.216

GSF others combined

0.78

(0.31, 1.92)

0.586

0.93

(0.41, 2.09)

0.854

Age

1.00

(0.98, 1.02)

0.977

1.00

(0.98, 1.01)

0.606

Co-morbidities 0/1

1.00

  

1.00

  

    2

0.53

(0.22,1.28)

0.156

0.58

(0.27, 1.26)

0.171

    3+

0.64

(0.29, 1.43)

0.275

0.66

(0.33, 1.29)

0.218

Gender mMale

1.00

  

1.00

  

    Female

1.57

(0.80, 3.11)

0.193

2.00

(1.09, 3.64)

0.024

Living with others

1.00

  

1.00

  

Living alone

0.61

(0.29, 1.29)

0.197

1.07

(0.56, 2.04)

0.836

Living in residential/nursing

1.33

(0.34, 5.12)

0.680

1.28

(0.46, 3.55)

0.638