Adjusted odds ratios of perceived need for comprehensive geriatric assessment within 90 days among the intake home care population
| Variable | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base model (age, sex, health region only) | CHESS-CA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | AUA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | FI-CA, adjusted for age, sex, health region | |
| CHESS-CA, score | ||||
| 0 | Reference | |||
| 1 | 1.61 (1.57–1.65) | |||
| 2 | 2.64 (2.57–2.72) | |||
| 3 | 4.84 (4.70–5.00) | |||
| 4 | 18.16 (17.11–19.28) | |||
| 5 | 14.38 (12.71–16.27) | |||
| AUA, score | ||||
| 1 | Reference | |||
| 2 | 1.68 (1.60–1.77) | |||
| 3 | 4.18 (4.01–4.35) | |||
| 4 | 6.20 (5.96–6.45) | |||
| 5 | 12.87 (12.33–13.43) | |||
| 6 | 28.27 (27.11–29.49) | |||
| FI-CA, score | ||||
| 0–0.19 | Reference | |||
| 0.20–0.29 | 2.02 (1.95–2.09) | |||
| 0.30–0.39 | 3.66 (3.55–3.77) | |||
| 0.40–0.49 | 7.33 (7.10–7.56) | |||
| 0.50–0.59 | 13.54 (13.06–14.04) | |||
| ≥ 0.60 | 25.23 (24.21–26.28) | |||
| Age group, yr | ||||
| 18–49 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 50–59 | 1.36 (1.31–1.42) | 1.18 (1.13–1.23) | 1.34 (1.28–1.40) | 1.28 (1.23–1.34) |
| 60–69 | 1.65 (1.59–1.71) | 1.36 (1.31–1.41) | 1.56 (1.50–1.63) | 1.47 (1.41–1.53) |
| 70–79 | 2.54 (2.45–2.63) | 2.02 (1.94–2.09) | 2.10 (2.02–2.19) | 1.94 (1.86–2.01) |
| 80–89 | 4.28 (4.14–4.43) | 3.38 (3.26–3.51) | 3.13 (3.02–3.26) | 2.79 (2.68–2.90) |
| ≥ 90 | 5.95 (5.70–6.21) | 4.61 (4.41–4.82) | 3.84 (3.66–4.02) | 3.11 (2.96–3.26) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 0.92 (0.91–0.94) | 0.91 (0.90–0.93) | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) | 0.96 (0.95–0.98) |
| Health region | ||||
| Central | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| West | 0.67 (0.66–0.69) | 0.69 (0.68–0.71) | 0.83 (0.81–0.85) | 0.81 (0.79–0.83) |
| East | 0.83 (0.81–0.85) | 0.78 (0.76–0.80) | 0.84 (0.82–0.86) | 0.80 (0.78–0.82) |
| North | 0.70 (0.68–0.73) | 0.69 (0.67–0.72) | 0.81 (0.78–0.84) | 0.80 (0.77–0.83) |
| Toronto | 1.13 (1.09–1.18) | 1.31 (1.25–1.36) | 1.30 (1.24–1.36) | 1.39 (1.33–1.45) |
| C statistic for all assessments | 0.659 | 0.733 | 0.791 | 0.796 |
| C statistic for assessments completed exclusively over the phone | 0.655 | 0.735 | 0.781 | 0.785 |
Note: AUA = Assessment Urgency Algorithm; CHESS-CA = Changes in Health, End-stage disease and Signs and Symptoms Scale for the Contact Assessment; CI = confidence interval; FI-CA = Frailty Index for the Contact Assessment; OR = odds ratio.
↵* Unless stated otherwise.