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Table 7 Results of multivariable logistic regression for the presence of personal wishes at the onset of specialist palliative care

From: What are the personal last wishes of people with a life-limiting illness? Findings from a longitudinal observational study in specialist palliative care

 

β

SE

OR (95% CI)

p

School education

 Low (≤ 9 years)

.567

.293

1.764 (.994–3.130)

.052

 High (12–13 years)

.503

.310

1.653 (.900–3.035

.105

Physical symptom count (0–21)

.156

.039

1.168 (1.083–1.260)

 < .001

Palliative care ward

.687

.270

1.987 (1.171–3.372)

.011

Anxiety symptom level (GAD-2, 0–6)

.069

.554

1.053 (.920–1.204)

.457

  1. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis: N = 349 of 361 possible patients; Nagelkerke’s pseudo R2 = .131
  2. Reference groups: dependent variable: not having a personal last wish; independent variables: low (secondary general school-leaving certificate or less) and high (university entrance qualification) vs. intermediate school-leaving certificate; palliative care ward vs. home-based specialist palliative care
  3. Abbreviations ß unstandardized regression coefficient, SE standard error, OR odds ratio for independent variables, CI 95% confidence interval, p probability of type I error
  4. Significant results are marked in bold
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BMC Palliative Care

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