Table 2 Associations between a successful palliative pathway at home and model variables.
From: Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement
Unadjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender of relative | ||
Male | 1 | 1 |
Female | 1.0 (0.8;1.4) | 1.1 (0.7;1.7) |
Age of relative | ||
18-64 | 1 | 1 |
65+ | 1.3 (1.0;1.7) | 1.0 (0.8;1.6) |
Living with patient | Not included because of collinarity with | |
No | 1 | 'Relatives' relation to deceased' |
Yes | 1.6 (1.0;2.6) | |
Relative's relation to diseased | ||
Not spouse | 1 | 1 |
Spouse | 1.4 (1.0;2.0) | 0.9 (0.6;1.5) |
Relative's vocational education | ||
3 years or less | 1 | 1 |
> 3 years | 0.8 (0.6;1.1) | 0.7 (0.3;1.3) |
CN's age | Not included because of collinarity with | |
Less than 40 | 1 | 'CN's years as CN' |
40 and above | 1.1 (0.8;1.4) | |
CN's years as CN | ||
Five and less | 1 | 1 |
More than five | 1.2 (0.9;1.5) | 0.9 (0.6;1.3) |
CN's extra education or courses in palliative care (n (%)) | ||
No | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 0.7 (0.5;1.2) | 0.8 (0.4;1.7) |
CN's knowledge prior to palliative period | ||
Poor | 1 | 1 |
Well | 1.2 (0.9;1.5) | 1.3 (0.9;1.8) |
CN's contact with relatives | ||
No | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 0.6 (0.6;0.7) | 1.1 (0.7;1.8) |
CN's and community services' home-visits pr day | ||
Less than one | 1 | 1 |
One or more | 0.9 (0.6;1.2) | 0.7 (0.4;1.1) |
GP involvement | ||
No | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 1.0 (0.7;1.3) | 1.0 (0.5;1.7) |
Specialist team involvement | ||
No | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 0.9 (0.7;1.3) | 1.0 (0.7;1.4) |
Place of death | ||
Institution (Hospital or Hospice) | 1 | 1 |
Nursing home | 1.3 (0.7;2.5) | 1.8 (0.9;3.7) |
Home | 1.7 (1.1;2.7) | 2.3 (1.2;4.4) |