Variable | Measurement |
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Resident characteristics | |
 Gender | Man/woman |
 Age | Age in years |
 Length of stay | Number of days |
 Comorbidities | Number of comorbidities (0-24a): Infectious illness; cancer; endocrine, nutritional or metabolic illness/disease; diabetes mellitus; disease of blood or blood related organs; psychological disorders; dementia; nervous system disorder (excluding cerebrovascular accident (CVA)); spinal cord lesion/paraplegia; cardio vascular disease; CVA/hemiparesis; respiratory disorder/diseases, including nose and tonsils; disorder/disease of the digestive tract, including intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, hernia, liver, gallbladder, pancreas; disorder/disease of kidney/urinary tract, sexual organs; skin disorder/disease; motor disorder/disease; congenital disorders; injury resulting from accident (s), undesirable consequences of accident (s); symptoms and abnormal clinical or lab findings, not elsewhere classified; overdose/substance abuse/addiction; disease of the eye; disease of the ear; pregnancy, child birth; external factors for disease |
 Care dependency | Care Dependency Scale [39]: For each of the following 15 activities, the degree to which the resident is dependent upon care provided by others is indicated on a 5-point scale (completely dependent (1) – completely independent (5)a): eating and drinking, incontinence, body posture, mobility, day/night pattern, getting dressed and undressed, body temperature, hygiene, avoiding danger, communication, contact with others, sense of rules and values, daily activities, recreational activities, learning ability [13]. For each resident, the total score (sum of 15 items) was divided by 15 to obtain a mean score. |
Presence of BRN | |
 Presence of BRN | At least one BRN present in ward |
Quality of care outcomes | |
 Nosocomial pressure ulcers | Resident suffers from at least one nosocomial pressure ulcer category 2–4 (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) & National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) [13, 41]): - Category 2: Partial thickness - Category 3: Full thickness skin loss - Category 4: Full thickness tissue loss |
 Medication incidents | Resident had at least one medication incident during the last 30 days b: - Omitted dose |
- Wrong dose | |
- Wrong time taken | |
- Wrong drug | |
- Wrong drug administration | |
 Falls | Resident has fallen at least once during last 30 days b |
 Antipsychotic drug use | Antipsychotic drug use during last 7 days b |
 Indwelling urinary catheter use | Resident has an indwelling urinary catheter in place at the time |
Ward characteristics | |
 Ward type | Psychogeriatric/somatic nursing care ward |
 Ward size | Number of residents living on ward |