The association of care transitions measure-15 score and outcomes after discharge from the NICU

BMC Pediatrics

Table 3 Adjusted association of change in Care Transitions Measure and Parental Quality of Life Scores^a (n = 169)

Parameter	Estimate	95% Confidence Limits		p-value
Care Transitions Measure (for every 10 point change in score)	0.41	0.27	0.56	< 0.0001
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic	Reference
Hispanic	4.47	−5.05	14	0.35
Black non-Hispanic	3.45	−8.29	15.2	0.56
Other	−7.24	−18.71	4.24	0.21
Neonatal co-morbidity^b
Yes	8.27	2.75	13.8	0.004
No	Reference
Use of medical equipment^c
Yes	−4.97	−10.22	0.23	0.06
No	Reference
Post-discharge diagnosis^d
Yes	1.91	−3.69	7.52	0.5
No	Reference

^aParental quality of life scores represented by Multicultural Quality of Life scores
^bNeonatal co-morbidities include at least one diagnosis of: fetal growth restriction, surfactant deficiency, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage grade 3 or 4, patent ductus arteriosus, retinopathy of prematurity
^cUse of medical equipment includes: oxygen, tracheostomy, wheelchair, adaptive stroller, feeding tube
^dPost discharge diagnoses include at least one diagnosis of: autism, global developmental delay, cerebral palsy

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