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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents

From: Do relationships exist between the scope and intensity of quality improvement activities and hospital operation performance? A 10-year observation in Taiwan

 

ALL

MC

RH

DH

p-value

Gendera

    

0.8387c

 Male

33 (49.25)

6 (46.15)

19 (47.5)

8 (57.14)

 

 Female

34 (50.75)

7 (53.85)

21 (52.5)

6 (42.86)

 

Agea

    

0.1030c

20-29

4 (5.97)

1 (7.69)

3 (7.5)

0 (0)

 

30-39

25 (37.31)

7 (53.85)

15 (37.5)

3 (21.43)

 

40-49

23 (34.33)

2 (15.38)

15 (37.5)

6 (42.86)

 

50-59

11 (16.42)

2 (15.38)

7 (17.5)

2 (14.29)

 

60+

4 (5.97)

1 (7.69)

0 (0)

3 (21.43)

 

Departmenta

    

0.7408c

 Medical

22 (31.88)

4 (28.57)

11 (26.83)

7 (50)

 

 Nursing

4 (5.8)

1 (7.14)

3 (7.32)

0 (0)

 

 Administration

41 (59.42)

9 (64.29)

25 (60.98)

7 (50)

 

 Other

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

2 (4.88)

0 (0)

 

Years of serviceb

9.95 (8.63)

9.51 (9.84)

8.88 (7.58)

13.78 (9.99)

0.1770d

Years in quality managementb

4.39 (3.49)

4.50 (4.42)

3.66 (3.00)

6.58 (3.20)

0.0217d

  1. MC medical centre, RH regional hospital, DH district teaching hospital
  2. aN (%)
  3. bMean (S.D.)
  4. cFisher’s exact test
  5. dANOVA