Adjusted odds ratios of death within 90 days of interRAI CA assessment among the intake home care population
| Variable | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base model (age, sex, health region only) | CHESS-CA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | AUA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | FI-CA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | |
| CHESS-CA, score | ||||
| 0 | Reference | |||
| 1 | 1.67 (1.53–1.81) | |||
| 2 | 3.02 (2.80–3.27) | |||
| 3 | 6.69 (6.20–7.23) | |||
| 4 | 20.38 (18.01–22.09) | |||
| 5 | 63.21 (56.59–70.61) | |||
| AUA, score | ||||
| 1 | Reference | |||
| 2 | 1.86 (1.64–2.11) | |||
| 3 | 4.22 (3.82–4.66) | |||
| 4 | 3.26 (2.96–3.59) | |||
| 5 | 7.57 (6.87–8.33) | |||
| 6 | 8.24 (7.50–9.05) | |||
| FI-CA, score | ||||
| 0–0.19 | Reference | |||
| 0.20–0.29 | 1.71 (1.57–2.85) | |||
| 0.30–0.39 | 2.61 (2.42–2.82) | |||
| 0.40–0.49 | 3.82 (3.55–4.11) | |||
| 0.50–0.59 | 5.81 (5.40–6.25) | |||
| ≥ 0.60 | 11.66 (10.88–12.51) | |||
| Age group, yr | ||||
| 18–49 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 50–59 | 1.85 (1.68–2.04) | 1.48 (1.34–1.64) | 1.83 (1.66–2.03) | 1.74 (1.57–1.92) |
| 60–69 | 2.40 (2.20–2.63) | 1.77 (1.61–1.94) | 2.32 (2.12–2.54) | 2.10 (1.92–2.31) |
| 70–79 | 2.80 (2.56–3.06) | 1.87 (1.71–2.05) | 2.43 (2.23–2.66) | 2.04 (1.87–2.23) |
| 80–89 | 3.10 (2.84–3.38) | 1.93 (1.76–2.11) | 2.40 (2.20–2.62) | 1.87 (1.71–2.04) |
| ≥ 90 | 4.46 (4.06–4.89) | 2.64 (2.39–2.90) | 3.19 (2.90–3.51) | 2.29 (2.08–2.52) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 1.62 (1.57–1.68) | 1.62 (1.57–1.67) | 1.69 (1.63–1.74) | 1.68 (1.63–1.74) |
| Health region | ||||
| Central | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| West | 1.02 (0.98–1.07) | 1.17 (1.12–1.22) | 1.18 (1.14–1.23) | 1.28 (1.23–1.34) |
| East | 0.97 (0.93–1.01) | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 1.00 (0.96–1.05) | 1.00 (0.96–1.05) |
| North | 1.02 (0.96–1.09) | 1.07 (1.00–1.15) | 1.14 (1.06–1.21) | 1.20 (1.12–1.28) |
| Toronto | 0.74 (0.68–0.80) | 0.95 (0.87–1.03) | 0.77 (0.71–0.84) | 0.86 (0.79–0.93) |
| C statistic for all assessments | 0.610 | 0.768 | 0.691 | 0.732 |
| C statistic for assessments completed exclusively over the phone | 0.630 | 0.777 | 0.693 | 0.733 |
Note: AUA = Assessment Urgency Algorithm; CHESS-CA = Changes in Health, End-stage disease and Signs and Symptoms Scale for the Contact Assessment; CI = confidence interval; FI-CA = Frailty Index for the Contact Assessment; interRAI CA = interRAI Contact Assessment; OR = odds ratio.
↵* Unless stated otherwise.