Table 3 Factors to the provision of EOL care
Β | SE | OR | 95 % CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homecare nursing agency (n = 273)a | ||||||
Number of staff (FTE) | 0.42 | 0.11 | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.89 | <.0001 |
Number of collaborating CM agencies | 0.07 | 0.03 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.13 | .008 |
Number of collaborating healthcare faclities | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 1.01 | .106 |
Agency ownership | ||||||
Social welfare corporation | (ref.) | |||||
Profit corporation | 0.44 | 0.25 | 2.60 | 0.96 | 7.02 | .072 |
Healthcare corporation | −0.19 | 0.22 | 1.38 | 0.53 | 3.58 | .391 |
Others | 0.26 | 0.26 | 2.15 | 0.78 | 5.96 | .317 |
Additional reimbursement for intensive service | ||||||
By LTCI | 0.75 | 0.46 | 4.45 | 0.73 | 27.12 | .105 |
By healthcare insurance | 0.12 | 0.26 | 1.26 | 0.46 | 3.48 | .656 |
Home-care nurse and home helper could visit client together | 0.11 | 0.32 | 1.11 | 0.59 | 2.08 | .743 |
Home help agency (n = 202)b | ||||||
Number of staff (FTE) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.06 | .781 |
Number of clients | 0.003 | 0.005 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | .562 |
Other healthcare facility owned by the same organization | 0.47 | 0.39 | 1.60 | 0.75 | 3.44 | .224 |
Care management agency | ||||||
Number of collaborating CM agencies | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.08 | .527 |
Additional reimbursement for intensive service | 1.07 | 0.59 | 2.91 | 0.92 | 9.23 | .069 |
Accepting end-of-life clients | 0.60 | 0.16 | 3.29 | 1.79 | 6.05 | <.0001 |
Care management agency (n = 352)c | ||||||
Number of staff (FTE) | 0.19 | 0.09 | 1.21 | 1.01 | 1.45 | .037 |
Nursing staff | 0.29 | 0.25 | 1.33 | 0.82 | 2.17 | .251 |
Number of collaborating HN agencies | 0.03 | 0.07 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 1.18 | .617 |
Number of collaborating HH agencies | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.13 | .032 |
Other healthcare facility owned by the same organization | ||||||
Home-care nursing agency | 0.35 | 0.33 | 1.42 | 0.74 | 2.71 | .289 |
Additional reimbursement for intensive service | 0.51 | 0.73 | 1.66 | 0.40 | 6.90 | .486 |
Home-care nurse and home helper could visit client together | 0.64 | 0.24 | 1.89 | 1.19 | 3.00 | .007 |