Table 3 Multivariate Competitive Risk Models for a Home Care and Nursing Home admission, prognostic index functions, and risk classification
HOME CARE (HC) | NURSING HOME (NH) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Sub Hazard Ratio [CI95%] | p-value | Â | Sub Hazard Ratio [CI95%] | p-value |
Age (years) | 1.1 [1.1–1.2] | < 0.001 | Age (years) | 1.1 [1.0–1.2] | 0.002 |
IADL: Independent | 1 | Â | IADL: Independent | 1 | Â |
IADL: Mild Dependence | 1.5 [1.0–2.4] | 0.083 | IADL: MIld Dependence | 0.6 [0.2–1.5] | 0.250 |
IADL: Moderate Dependence or + | 2.8 [1.4–5.6] | 0.005 | IADL: Moderate Dependence or + | 2.6 [1.0–6.8] | 0.045 |
TUGT (seconds) | 1.0 [1.0–1.1] | 0.024 | – | – | – |
– | – | – | Number of drugs | 1.1 [1.0–1.2] | 0.019 |
|  |  |  | SFRSE (points) | 1.2 [1.1–1.2] | < 0.001 |
PROGNOSTIC INDEX FUNCTION (PI) | |||||
HC PI | NH PI | ||||
PI: 0,107*Age (years) + 0.412* Mild instrumental dependence (IADL) + 1013* Moderate instrumental dependence (includes severe and total) (IADL) + 0,0331*TUGT (seconds) | PI: 0,106*Age (years)-0.551* Mild instrumental dependence (IADL) + 0.971* Moderate instrumental dependence (includes severe and total) (IADL) + 0.097* Number of drugs + 0.165 *SFRSE (points) | ||||
Risk group | Risk group | ||||
•Lower risk group: PI 7.5–8.3 | •Lower risk group: PI 7.9–9.5 | ||||
•Medium risk group: PI 8.4–8.9 | •Medium risk group: PI 9.6–10.2 | ||||
•Higher risk: PI ≥9.0 | •Higher risk: PI ≥10.3 | ||||