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Table 5 Logistic regression for inpatient rehabilitation – fracture

From: Regional gaps in the provision of inpatient rehabilitation services for the elderly in Israel: Results of a national survey

Variable

Interview data (N = 588)*

Health provider’s data (N = 459)*

 

OR

P

95% confidence interval

OR

P

95% confidence interval

Age

0.99

0.36

0.96-1.02

0.99

0.3

0.96-1.01

Dependent at baseline

0.4

0.002

0.22-0.72

0.48

0.009

0.27-0.83

Dementia at baseline

0.47

0.011

0.26-0.84

0.41

0.001

0.24-0.7

District†

 

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Center

1

 NA

 

1

 NA

 

Haifa

0.78

 0.484

 0.4-1.55

0.62

 0.115

 0.34-1.13

Tel Aviv

1.02

 0.95

 0.58-1.8

0.91

 0.707

 0.55-1.51

South

0.72

 0.5

 0.28-1.88

1.19

 0.708

 0.48-2.97

Jerusalem

0.23

<0.001

 0.12-0.44

0.24

<0.001

 0.12-0.48

North

0.29

 0.001

 0.22-0.72

0.48

 0.009

 0.27-0.83

  1. The following categories were used as the reference: not being dependent at baseline, absence of dementia, residence in the Center district.
  2. * Patients who were not mobile at baseline were excluded.
  3. † Districts were ranked according to availability of rehabilitation beds ranging from 4 to 0.5 per 1000 population ages 65 and above.
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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

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