Table 2 Univariate and multivariable analysis of variables associated with frequent emergency house calls
Univariable analysis | Multivariable logistic regression | LASSO logistic regression | Point score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-frequent emergency house calls group (n=4,254) | Frequent emergency house callsa group (n=634) | P value | OR (95%CI) | P value | β coefficient | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||||||
Age category (years) | |||||||
65−74 | 409 (9.6) | 96 (15.1) | < 0.001 | Reference | - | - | - |
75−84 | 1654 (38.9) | 241 (38.0) | 0.85 (0.64–1.13) | 0.264 | - | - | |
85−94 | 1896 (44.6) | 235 (37.1) | 0.93 (0.69–1.25) | 0.625 | - | - | |
≥ 95 | 295 (6.9) | 62 (9.8) | 1.69 (1.14–2.51) | 0.009 | - | - | |
Gender: male (vs. female) | 1649 (38.8) | 323 (51.0) | < 0.001 | 1.25 (1.04–1.51) | 0.020 | - | - |
Medical procedure at home | - | - | |||||
Self-injection | 87 (2.1) | 12 (1.9) | 0.799 | 0.95 (0.50–1.80) | 0.872 | - | - |
Central venous nutrition | 46 (1.1) | 18 (2.8) | <0.001 | 1.44 (0.81–2.58) | 0.217 | - | - |
Enteral nutrition | 10 (0.2) | 4 (0.6) | 0.097 | 1.81 (0.54–6.08) | 0.339 | - | - |
Home oxygen therapy | 192 (4.5) | 100 (15.8) | < 0.001 | 2.81 (2.11–3.74) | <0.001 | 0.71 | 3 |
Use of ventilator/ tracheostomy performed | 29 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 0.168 | 0.15 (0.02–1.16) | 0.070 | - | - |
Urinary self- catheterization | 15 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | 0.721 | 1.69 (0.46–6.16) | 0.428 | - | - |
Long-term care need levels | <0.001 | - | - | ||||
Care need level 1 | 807 (19.0) | 43 (6.8) | Reference | - | |||
Care need levels 2–3 | 1900 (44.7) | 269 (42.4) | 2.06 (1.46–2.89) | <0.001 | - | ||
Care need levels 4–5 | 1547 (36.4) | 322 (50.8) | 3.23 (2.30–4.54) | <0.001 | 0.22 | 1 | |
Medical diagnosis at the start of the regular home visit | |||||||
Cerebrovascular diseases | 1742 (41.0) | 211 (33.3) | <0.001 | 0.82 (0.68–0.99) | 0.037 | - | - |
Cardiac disease | 2425 (57.0) | 358 (56.5) | 0.800 | 0.92 (0.76–1.11) | 0.382 | - | - |
Lower respiratory tract disease | 1882 (44.2) | 358 (56.5) | <0.001 | 1.17 (0.97–1.41) | 0.096 | - | - |
Joint diseases | 2588 (60.8) | 390 (61.5) | 0.744 | 0.89 (0.74–1.07) | 0.220 | - | - |
Dementia | 1920 (45.1) | 191 (30.1) | <0.001 | 0.79 (0.65–0.97) | 0.023 | - | - |
Parkinson’s disease | 303 (7.1) | 32 (5.1) | 0.054 | 0.93 (0.63–1.38) | 0.730 | - | - |
Diabetes | 1390 (32.7) | 225 (35.5) | 0.160 | 1.05 (0.87–1.27) | 0.617 | - | - |
Vision or hearing impairment | 309 (7.3) | 33 (5.2) | 0.058 | 0.71 (0.48–1.04) | 0.078 | - | - |
Fractures | 802 (18.9) | 90 (14.2) | 0.005 | 0.86 (0.67–1.10) | 0.233 | - | - |
Cancer | 1056 (24.8) | 348 (54.9) | < 0.001 | 2.97 (2.45–3.60) | <0.001 | 0.89 | 4 |