Table 5 Results of generalized linear regression with response variable “total cost per episode” for palliative care unit episodes
Parameter | exp (b) | Lower CI | Upper CI | SE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 3688.246 | 1686.400 | 8066.391 | 1.491 | < 0.000 |
Age | 1.001 | 0.993 | 1.010 | 1.004 | 0.755 |
Sex | |||||
m vs f | 0.848 | 0.668 | 1.078 | 1.130 | 0.178 |
Stable phase of illness (disch.) | |||||
Yes vs no | 1.235 | 0.953 | 1.600 | 1.141 | 0.111 |
Phase of illness change | |||||
Yes vs no | 1.552 | 1.184 | 2.034 | 1.148 | 0.001 |
Karnofsky (adm.) | 0.995 | 0.983 | 1.006 | 1.006 | 0.350 |
Karnofsky (disch.) | 1.007 | 0.995 | 1.019 | 1.006 | 0.243 |
Discharged to hospice | |||||
Yes vs no | 1.739 | 1.267 | 2.386 | 1.175 | 0.001 |
Deceased | |||||
Yes vs no | 0.902 | 0.680 | 1.195 | 1.155 | 0.472 |