Factors associated with emergency services use in Taiwanese advanced cancer patients receiving palliative home care services during out-of-hours periods: a retrospective medical record study

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with emergency services use in advanced cancer patients during out-of-hours periods of palliative home care (N = 65)

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Pain	0.18	0.05–0.59	0.006
Composite distressing condition^a	4.91	1.25–22.39	0.028

95% CI 95% confidence interval
^aThe composite distressing condition variable was defined as the occurring of two of the following three symptoms and signs: dyspnea, change of consciousness, and gastrointestinal bleeding
Nagelkerke R² = 0.236
Hosmer-Lemeshow test, p = 0.234

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