Table 2 Homecare nurses’ assessments of availability of information in the municipality’s documentation system (N = 1421) and collaboration with the Allotment office and the GP
Municipality size (population) | < 5000 | 5000-9999 | 10,000-19,999 | 20,000-49,999 | > 49,999 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Types of Information Available (% Info is available Always/Very often) | ||||||
Psychosocial needs** | 20 (8.0) | 8 (4.1) | 11 (4.9) | 6 (1.8) | 19 (4.5) | 64 (4.5) |
Future follow-up** | 27 (10.8) | 10 (5.1) | 15 (6.7) | 17 (5.2) | 26 (6.1) | 95 (6.7) |
Treatment plan | 41 (16.4) | 19 (9.6) | 20 (8.9) | 34 (10,4) | 39 (9.2) | 153 (10.8) |
Received follow-up* | 54 (21.6) | 32 (16.2) | 25 (11.2) | 29 (8.9) | 54 (12.7) | 194 (13.7) |
Functional level** | 63 (25.2) | 35 (17.8) | 32 (14.3) | 36 (11.0) | 59 (13.9) | 225 (15.8) |
Medical condition** | 74 (29.6) | 49 (24.9) | 42 (18.8) | 42 (12.9) | 77 (18.2) | 284 (20.0) |
Medications*** | 140 (56.0) | 102 (51.8) | 98 (43.8) | 120 (36.8) | 148 (34.9) | 608 (42.8) |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Summated scale Availability of Information (7–35)*** | 26.26 (4.59) | 26.07 (3.77) | 25.33 (3.98) | 24.87 (3.87) | 24.8 (4.19) | 25.33 (4.14) |
Collaboration: 1 (very poor) - 5 (very good) | ||||||
aWith Allotment office** | 3.78 (0.89) | 3.80 (0.93) | 3.61 (0.96) | 3.49 (0.97) | 3.58 (0.96) | 3.62 (0.95) |
bWith GP *** | 3.92 (0.90) | 3.76 (0.82) | 3.72 (0.76) | 3.49 (0.82) | 3.54 (0.89) | 3.65 (0.86) |