Table 3 – Factors associated with UHAs
| Parameters | Categories | n | Univariate analysis of the risk of UHA | Multivariate analysis of the risk of UHA(1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude cs-HR (95 %-CI) | p | Adjusted cs-HR (95 %-CI) | p | |||
| At the time of initial hospital discharge | ||||||
| Sex |
Women Men |
88 54 |
1 1.28 (0.82–2.03) | 0.28 | - | |
| Age (/10 years) | 142 | 0.98 (0.83–1.18) | 0.90 | - | ||
| Karnofsky index |
≤ 30 % > 30 % |
79 63 |
1 0.97 (0.63–1.51) | 0.91 | - | |
| Primary tumor site |
Breast Head and neck Digestive Gynecological Lung Urological Sarcoma / other |
41 28 21 16 14 11 8 |
1 1.24 (0.60–2.34) 2.70 (1.33–5.49) 1.61 (0.78–3.33) 1.35 (0.55–3.35) 1.78 (0.71–4.45) 1.88 (0.71–4.98) | 0.20 | - | |
| Home |
Patient’s home Other |
122 16 |
1.25 (0.54–2.88) 1 | 0.61 | - | |
| Marital status |
Single Married/Living together |
41 93 |
1 0.91 (0.56–1.45) | 0.68 | - | |
| Patient living alone |
No Yes |
113 28 |
1 1.30 (0.78–2.19) | 0.32 | - | |
| Caregiver at home |
No Yes |
18 103 |
1 1.11 (0.58–2.13) | 0.75 | - | |
| One or more children at home |
No Yes |
115 25 |
1 0.93 (0.54–1.61) | 0.79 | - | |
| Initial discharge from |
Medical oncology dept. Palliative care unit |
88 54 |
1 1.35 (0.86–2.12) | 0.19 |
1 1.99 (1.21–3.27) | 0.006 |
| Length of hospital stay before discharge | Per 10-day increment | 142 | 1.09 (0.93–1.27) | 0.30 | - | |
| Psycho-oncology consultation |
No Yes |
103 38 |
1 0.85 (0.53–1.37) | 0.51 | - | |
| Written advance directives |
No Yes |
135 7 |
1 0.93 (0.34–2.55) | 0.89 | - | |
| Preemptive prescription of end-life sedation |
No Yes |
118 24 |
1 0.82 (0.42–1.60) | 0.57 | - | |
| After initial hospital discharge | ||||||
| Palliative care consultation |
No Yes |
124 15 |
1 0.46 (0.23–0.92) | 0.03 |
1 0.35 (0.16–0.75) | 0.007 |
| Frequency of visits by a family physician | 1 per 10-day increment | 142 | 1.36 (1.23–1.50) | < 0.001 | 1.37 (1.24–1.52) | < 0.001 |