Table 2 Simple logistic regression analysis predicting the likelihood of participants with confidence (N=436)
From: Care managers’ confidence in managing home-based end-of-life care: a cross-sectional study
Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Agency characteristics | |||
Other health-care facility(ies) owned by the same organization [yes = 1, no = 0] | 1.22 | (0.88–1.75) | |
Number of FTE care managers | 0–1.4 | 1.00 | [reference] |
1.5–2.0 | 1.01 | (0.59–1.75) | |
2.1–3.5 | 1.67 | (0.94–2.99) | |
3.6 and over | 3.79*** | (1.90–8.03) | |
Number of clients / 1 month | 0–32 | 1.00 | [reference] |
33–59 | 0.96 | (0.54–1.70) | |
60–97 | 2.16* | (1.15–4.12) | |
98 and over | 2.54** | (1.33–5.00) | |
Number of clients who had died at home / 6 months | 2.65*** | (1.62–4.48) | |
[2 and over = 1, 0–1 = 0] | |||
Care manager characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 1.04* | (1.01–1.07) | |
Gender [female = 1, male = 0] | 1.71* | (1.03–2.80) | |
Professional background [yes =1, no = 0] | RN, LPN, or PHN | 3.54*** | (1.99–6.72) |
Care worker | 0.77 | (0.50–1.17) | |
Social worker | 1.09 | (0.56–2.24) | |
Home attendant | 0.75 | (0.33–1.88) | |
Others | 0.60 | (0.35–1.04) | |
Years of experience in background profession | 0–7 | 1.00 | [ reference ] |
8–12 | 2.04* | (1.19–3.57) | |
13 and over | 2.38** | (1.42–4.09) | |
Additional responsibility other than care management [no=1, yes=0] | 1.88 * | (1.10–3.22) | |
Years since gaining a care manager license | 0–3 | 1.00 | [reference] |
4–5 | 2.11* | (1.07–4.17) | |
6–8 | 3.03*** | (1.59–5.84) | |
9 and over | 3.82*** | (2.01–7.32) | |
Number of end-of-life cases experienced | |||
0–1 | 1.00 | [ reference ] | |
2–3 | 2.22* | (1.26–3.97) | |
4–10 | 5.43*** | (3.00–10.12) | |
11 and over | 30.63*** | (8.91–192.83) | |
Previous experience of working in medical facility [yes = 1, no = 0] | 1.79*** | (1.15–2.77) | |