@article {McGregor1158, author = {Margaret McGregor and Dan Pare and Areta Wong and Michelle B. Cox and Penny Brasher}, title = {Correlates of a {\textquotedblleft}do not hospitalize{\textquotedblright} designation}, volume = {56}, number = {11}, pages = {1158--1164}, year = {2010}, publisher = {The College of Family Physicians of Canada}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE To explore what nursing home resident demographic, clinical, functional, and health services utilization characteristics influence a {\textquotedblleft}do not hospitalize{\textquotedblright} designation. DESIGN Historical cohort study. SETTING Vancouver, BC. PARTICIPANTS Extended care residents in 2 hospital-based and 4 free-standing nursing homes who died between 2001 and 2007. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The designation of {\textquotedblleft}do not hospitalize{\textquotedblright} on a resident{\textquoteright}s chart. RESULTS Continuity of family physician care from admission to death (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR] 2.16, 95\% confidence interval [CI] 1.33 to 3.49), a sudden and unexpected death (AHR 0.43, 95\% CI 0.25 to 0.73), and age (AHR 1.02, 95\% CI 1.01 to 1.02) were independently associated with a {\textquotedblleft}do not hospitalize{\textquotedblright} designation. CONCLUSION The greater than 2-fold positive association of continuity of family physician care with a {\textquotedblleft}do not hospitalize{\textquotedblright} designation is an interesting addition to the literature on how continuity of physician care matters.}, issn = {0008-350X}, URL = {https://www.cfp.ca/content/56/11/1158}, eprint = {https://www.cfp.ca/content/56/11/1158.full.pdf}, journal = {Canadian Family Physician} }