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Table 1 Predictors of patient satisfaction (unadjusted)

From: Older adult experience of care and staffing on hospital and community wards: a cross-sectional study

Predictor

N wards

N patients

βa

95% CI

p

Patient characteristics

 Patient sex

  Male (vs. female)

122

3735

0.26

−0.49 to 1.01

0.50

  Patient age (years)

122

3933

−0.17

−0.62 to 0.27

0.45

 Patient ethnicity

  Black & ethnic minority (vs. white)

122

3879

−0.41

−1.88 to 1.07

0.59

Ward characteristics

 Ward age range

  Mixed-age (vs. older-adult)

122

4134

−1.06

−2.68 to 0.56

0.20

 Ward type

  Post-acute (vs. acute)

122

4134

1.37

−1.37 to 4.12

0.33

  Community (vs. acute)

4.84

1.42 to 8.25

< 0.01

  Number of patients per staff member

115

4044

−1.43

−2.74 to −0.14

0.03

  Number of patients per registered nurse

115

4044

0.16

−0.22 to 0.54

0.40

  Number of patients per HCA

115

4044

−0.42

−0.66 to − 0.17

< 0.01

  Number of HCAs per registered nurse

115

4044

1.91

0.26 to 3.56

0.02

  Interaction between number of patients per registered nurse and number of patients per HCA

115

4044

−0.09

−0.24 to 0.07

0.26

  Interaction between patient sex and number of patients per staff member

115

3653

−0.31

−1.44 to 0.82

0.59

  Interaction between patient sex and number of patients per nurse

115

3653

0.05

−0.26 to 0.37

0.75

  Interaction between patient sex and number of patients per HCA

115

3653

−0.13

−0.40 to 0.14

0.35

  Mean staff perceived time to care

117

4051

4.42

2.26 to 6.58

< 0.01

  1. a All analyses were multi-level with a random effect for Ward identity to account for clustering of patient satisfaction ratings within wards