Table 3 Factors associate with the utilization of family meeting
Use of family meetings | Initiation time1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | LCL | UCL | ß | s.e | p-value | |
Age (reference = 66–85) | ||||||
≤ 6 | 0.559 | 0.420 | 0.744 | 0.295 | 0.194 | 0.1290 |
7–12 | 0.845 | 0.635 | 1.126 | -0.152 | 0.190 | 0.4251 |
13–18 | 0.746 | 0.613 | 0.907 | -0.331 | 0.132 | 0.0119 |
19–40 | 0.848 | 0.805 | 0.893 | -0.184 | 0.034 | < 0.0001 |
41–65 | 0.989 | 0.97 | 1.009 | -0.107 | 0.013 | < 0.0001 |
≥ 86 | 1.044 | 1.026 | 1.062 | 0.201 | 0.014 | < 0.0001 |
Gender (reference = male) | ||||||
Female | 1.044 | 1.026 | 1.062 | -0.002 | 0.011 | 0.8503 |
Marital status (reference = single) | ||||||
Married | 1.155 | 1.118 | 1.194 | -0.047 | 0.022 | 0.0296 |
Divorced | 1.128 | 1.084 | 1.175 | -0.010 | 0.026 | 0.7099 |
Widowed | 1.098 | 1.058 | 1.139 | -0.002 | 0.024 | 0.9370 |
Poverty (reference = no) | ||||||
Yes | 1.057 | 1.024 | 1.091 | 0.236 | 0.021 | < 0.0001 |
Urbanization level(reference = rural) | ||||||
Urban | 1.197 | 1.173 | 1.222 | 0.003 | 0.014 | 0.8413 |
Rural | ||||||
Medical condition (reference = none of cancer and major illnesses) | ||||||
Cancer | 3.992 | 3.912 | 4.074 | 0.580 | 0.014 | < 0.0001 |
Major illness | 2.737 | 2.679 | 2.797 | 0.946 | 0.014 | < 0.0001 |
Site of first family meeting (reference = public hospitals) | ||||||
Not-for-profit hospitals | -- | -- | -- | -0.036 | 0.011 | 0.0014 |
Private Hospitals | -- | -- | -- | 0.049 | 0.020 | 0.0158 |
Level (reference = medical center) | ||||||
Regional hospital | -- | -- | -- | 0.121 | 0.012 | < 0.0001 |
Community hospital and clinics | -- | -- | -- | 0.217 | 0.019 | < 0.0001 |