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Table 3 The incident rate ratio (IRR) of a 10 unit increment in CTM-15 score on the mean number of acute care use days at 30 days post-discharge using a marginalized zero-inflated negative binomial regression model for each variable (patient or caregiver characteristic)

From: Preparedness for care transitions to home and acute care use of skilled nursing facility patients

Variable

IRR (95% CI)

p-value

Overall

0.80 (0.60,1.05)

0.11

Patient Sex

  

 Male

0.67 (0.44, 0.99)

0.048

 Female

0.92 (0.63,1.36)

0.693

Patient Race

  

 Black

1.19 (0.76,1.86)

0.454

 White

0.75 (0.55,1.02)

0.069

Charlson Total Score

  

 Score = 5

0.95 (0.65, 1.38)

0.777

 Score = 7

0.86 (0.65, 1.14)

0.290

 Score = 9

0.78 (0.61, 1.02)

0.066

Area Deprivation Index (National) (1-100)

  

 ADI = 54

0.69 (0.47,1.01)

0.060

 ADI = 65

0.75 (0.56, 1.02)

0.068

 ADI = 79

0.84 (0.61, 1.16)

0.287

Caregiver’s Relationship

  

 Adult Children

 (Son or Daughter)

1.33 (0.79, 2.24)

0.276

 Spouse

0.66 (0.35, 1.25)

0.205

 Other Family or Non-relative

0.74 (0.45, 1.19)

0.208