Multivariate Associations of Functional Trajectories Before Hospice With Outcomes in the Month After Hospice Admission
| All Participants (N = 210): Alive and Not Completely Disabled | Surviving Participants (n = 95): Not Completely Disabled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional Trajectory | With Outcome/At Risk, Nos. | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | With Outcome/At Risk, Nos. | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Late decline | 4/23 | 3.5 (0.8–23.3) | 4/10 | 3.9 (0.8–32.2) |
| Accelerated | 5/23 | 4.4 (0.7–27.1) | 5/13 | 4.4 (0.6–52.8) |
| Moderate | 11/44 | 5.5 (1.9–35.9) | 11/18 | 10.5 (3.3–134.2) |
| Progressively severe | 4/53 | 1.3 (0.3–9.9) | 4/21 | 1.7 (0.4–13.6) |
| Persistently severe | 4/67 | Ref | 4/33 | Ref |
OR = odds ratio; Ref = reference group.
Note: Three participants (1.4%) who had withdrawn from the study before hospice admission were omitted from these analyses. Results from the logistic regression models are adjusted for age and sex.