Table 2 Enabling factors: descriptive characteristics of clients with at least one emergency department visits or hospitalizations (n = 764)
Variable | Sample % (n) | Rate of ERVH % (n) | p value | Unadjusted | 95% Confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | |||||
Significant variables (based on p value) | |||||
Person’s median cost of care | |||||
Less than or equal to $562.90 | 49.9(360) | 59.7(215) | 0.0001 | 1 | Â |
Greater than $562.90 | 50.1(361) | 45.4(164) | 0.59 | 0.45-0.79 | |
Caregiver distress 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 84.3 (644) | 54.7 (352) | 0.002 | 1 | Â |
Yes | 15.7 (120) | 39.2 (47) | 0.53 | 0.36-0.79 | |
Not significant variables (based on p value) | |||||
Access to a physician 2 | |||||
No | 1.4 (11) | 45.4 (5) | 0.65 | 1 | Â |
Yes | 98.6 (753) | 52.3 (394) | 1.32 | 0.40-4.35 | |
Rural character | |||||
No | 88.2 (674) | 52.1 (351) | 0.99 | 1 | Â |
Yes | 11.8 (90) | 52.5 (47) | 1.00 | 0.64-1.55 | |