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Table 1 Characteristics of the nursing homes and prevention and total implementation scores

From: Are preventive measures adequate? An evaluation of the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in nursing homes in China

Characteristic

Nursing homes

Total implementation score

p-value

n

%

Median (P25, P75)

Ownership

 Government-owned

93

20.2

145.0(117.5157.5)

0.011

 Private-owned

287

62.3

151.0(133.0,162.0)

 

 Government-built, for-profit management

81

17.5

149.0(136.5162.5)

 

Location

 Rural

75

16.3

145.0(113.0,159.0)

0.019

 Urban

386

83.7

150.0(113.0,161.0)

 

Nursing home size (number of beds)

 Small (< 100 beds)

149

32.3

147.0(123.0,159.0)

0.015

 Medium (100–200 beds)

160

34.7

148.5(132.0,160.0)

 

 Large (more than 200 beds)

152

33.0

152.5(135.2164.0)

 

Ratio of elderly residents to nurse aides

  > 15.00

50

10.8

139.0(112.5158.7)

0.044

 10.01 ~ 15.00

34

7.4

148.5(125.5159.0)

 

 ≤ 10.00

377

81.8

151.0(133.0,161.0)

 

Presence of hospital-nursing home cooperation

 No

353

76.6

147.0(128.5160.0)

0.009

 Yes

108

23.4

155.0(140.0,162.0)

 

Number of medical staff

 None

91

19.7

137.0(112.0,158.0)

P < 0.001

 1 ~ 5

199

43.2

148.0(131.0,160.0)

 

 6 ~ 10

52

11.3

154.0(135.7166.7)

 

 11 ~ 20

51

11.0

155.0(143.0,162.0)

 

  > 20

68

14.8

155.0(143.0,164.7)

 

Establishment of quarantine room/unit

 None

70

15.2

148.0(129.0,157.0)

P < 0.001

 Quarantine room

256

55.5

147.0(107.0,160.0)

 

 Quarantine unit

135

29.3

155.0(124.0,165.0)

 

With serious resource problems

 without

139

30.2

154.0(141.0,164.0)

0.001

 with

322

69.8

147.5(127.0,159.0)

 

TFL score of nursing home’s manager

  < 50

156

33.8

133.0(113.2152.0)

< 0.001

 50 ~ 60

93

20.2

149.0(127.0,160.0)

 

  > 60

212

46.0

156.0(145.0,164.0)

 
  1. TFL represents Transformational leadership