Table 3 Risk factors for unplanned ED readmission in discharged patients based on multivariate backwards logistic regression
Follow-up | Variable | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 month | Nursing care at home | 0.023 | 4.1 (1.2 – 13.7) |
|  | Meals on wheels | 0.016 | 8.0 (1.5 – 43.1) |
|  | Risk for depression | 0.028 | 4.1 (1.2 – 14.3) |
3 months | Last hospitalisation < 3 months | 0.001 | 8.7 (2.4 – 32.4) |
|  | Physiotherapy before admission | 0.015 | 6.5 (1.4 – 29.5) |
|  | Meals on wheels | 0.023 | 8.6 (1.4 – 54.9) |
|  | Fall in the last year | 0.053 | 3.1 (1.0 – 9.4) |