From: Outcomes of advance care directives after admission to a long-term care home: DNR the DNH?
End-of-life outcomes (T2) (adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI)a | ||||||||
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Remained in LTC CHESSb Score | Admitted to Hospital | Died | Discharged Other Settingc | Discharged Home | ||||
0 | 1–2 | 3+ | ||||||
Do Not Hospitalize (ref = Not Present) | ||||||||
Health instability at baseline (T1) | 0 | – | 1.04 (1.02–1.07) | 1.10 (1.03–1.19) | 0.67 (0.65–0.69) | 1.48 (1.38–1.58) | 0.92 (0.79–1.06) | 0.91 (0.79–1.05) |
1–2 | 0.92 (0.90–0.95) | – | 1.07 (1.03–1.12) | 0.63 (0.61–0.65) | 1.46 (1.40–1.52) | 0.91 (0.81–1.04) | 1.00 (0.86–1.17) | |
3+ | 0.76 (0.68–0.85) | 0.81 (0.76–0.87) | – | 0.47 (0.43–0.52) | 1.48 (1.37–1.60) | 0.82 (0.60–1.11) | 0.72 (0.44–1.16) | |
Do Not Resuscitate (ref = Not Present) | ||||||||
Health instability at baseline (T1) | 0 | – | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 1.32 (1.21–1.45) | 0.90 (0.87–0.92) | 1.36 (1.25–1.49) | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) | 0.58 (0.51–0.65) |
1–2 | 0.91 (0.88–0.94) | – | 1.19 (1.12–1.26) | 0.82 (0.80–0.85) | 1.38 (1.30–1.47) | 0.85 (0.74–0.98) | 0.55 (0.48–0.63) | |
3+ | 0.75 (0.64–0.86) | 0.85 (0.77–0.95) | – | 0.63 (0.57–0.71) | 1.11 (0.98–1.26) | 0.76 (0.51–1.11) | 0.53 (0.32–0.87) |