n = 343 | ||
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 | Mean | SD |
Outcome variable | ||
 Nurses per 100,000 populations | 426.4 | 147.5 |
 Associate nurses per 100,000 populations | 103.2 | 61.9 |
 Nursing aids per 100,000 populations | 161.9 | 72.2 |
Independent variables | ||
Hospital bed densities per 100,000 population | ||
 Beds with a 7:1 patient-to-nurse ratio | 271.9 | 185.9 |
 Beds with a 10:1 patient-to-nurse ratio | 231.3 | 188.9 |
 Beds with a 13:1 patient-to-nurse ratio | 24.2 | 41.8 |
 Beds with a 15:1 patient-to-nurse ratio | 49.3 | 55.8 |
 Intensive care unit bedsa | 12.0 | 13.5 |
 Long-term care beds | 205.7 | 141.5 |
 Psychiatric ward beds | 220.2 | 168.4 |
Socioeconomic variables | ||
 Population density (person/km2) | 1692.6 | 2674.5 |
 Unemployment rate (%) | 6.4 | 1.4 |
 Per capita income (100 thousand yen) | 28.5 | 4.5 |
 Standard number of beds in Prefectural Medical Care Plans (thousand beds) | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Nurse workforce-related variables | ||
 Average annual wage of nurses (100,000 yen)b,c | 46.4 | 3.2 |
 The number of graduates from nursing schools per 100,000 populationc | 43.4 | 12.4 |
 The number of graduates from associate nursing schools per 100,000 populationc | 10.0 | 7.5 |
 Turnover rate (%)c | 10.1 | 2.2 |