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Table 1 Results of the regression analysis

From: Predictors and trajectories of ED visits among patients receiving palliative home care services: findings from a time series analysis (2013-2017)

Regressor

Rate of ED visits

Distance to the nearest ED: Less than 5 min

−1.194

(0.960)

Distance to the nearest ED: From 6 to 20 min

−1.431

(0.771)

Observations#

70

R2

0.128

Adjusted R2

−0.114

F Statistic

3.978** (df = 2; 54)

Male

0.194

 

(0.145)

Observations#

70

R2

0.033

Adjusted R2

−0.213

F Statistic

1.900 (df = 1; 55)

Presence of a non-family caregiver: YES

0.018

 

(0.071)

Observations#

70

R2

0.001

Adjusted R2

−0.253

F Statistic

0.047 (df = 1; 55)

Age: 19–65 years

0.981

 

(1.428)

Age: 66–80 years

0.499

 

(1.439)

Age: 81–90 years

0.294

 

(1.414)

Age: 91–100 years

0.923

 

(1.286)

Age: > 100 years

−0.246

 

(1.348)

Observations#

70

R2

0.267

Adjusted R2

0.008

F Statistic

3.710*** (df = 5; 51)

Proponent of IHPC: General practitioner

0.225

 

(0.272)

Proponent IHPC: Residential facilities and other settings

0.321

 

(0.194)

Observations#

70

R2

0.043

Adjusted R2

−0.223

F Statistic

1.201 (df = 2; 54)

1 Cohabitant family members

0.004

 

(0.124)

2 Cohabitant family members

−0.017

 

(0.297)

≥3 Cohabitant family members

−0.090

 

(0.543)

Observations#

70

R2

0.001

Adjusted R2

0.026(df = 3; 53)

F Statistic

0.026(df = 3; 53)

Symptoms of the nervous system

−1.517

 

(2.374)

Abdominal pain

−1.672

 

(2.349)

Chest pain

−0.557

 

(2.807)

Dispnea

−1.619

 

(2.3489)

Shock

−1.645

 

(2.409)

Non-traumatic bleeding

−2.017

 

(2.326)

Trauma

−1.527

 

(2.357)

Temperature

−1.436

 

(2.415)

Rhythm alteration

−1.267

 

(2.303)

Other symptoms

−1.702

 

(2.317)

Urological symptoms

−1.442

 

(2.327)

Observations#

69

R2

0.191

Adjusted R2

−0.251

F Statistic

0.943 (df = 11; 44)

  1. Notes: Robust standard errors are given in parentheses under the coefficients,
  2. #The data pool has been modeled as a datapanel, composed by 5 years of average observations over 14 pathologies, which results in 70 overall observations
  3. *** p < 0.05