Table 3 Incremental effect of healthcare utilisation during the last year of life by age group, adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities and clinical measures
From: Healthcare utilisation in the last year of life in internal medicine, young-old versus old-old
Model | Variable | Healthcare utilisation measures (incremental effect, SE) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of hospital bed days | Length of stay | ED admissions | Total number of admissions | Total number of clinic visits | ||
Model 1 | Age 80 years old and above | −7.257* (3.51) | −0.630 (1.26) | −0.388 (0.26) | − 0.505 (0.27) | − 1.952 (1.79) |
Model 2 | Age 80 years old and above | − 7.100* (3.57) | − 0.838 (1.02) | − 0.421 (0.25) | − 0.523* (0.26) | − 2.058 (1.45) |
Model 3 | Age 80 years old and above | − 7.099* (3.49) | −1.032 (0.80) | −0.390 (0.28) | − 0.505 (0.28) | − 2.059 (1.47) |