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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study variables

From: The association between nurses’ burnout and objective care quality indicators: a cross-sectional survey in long-term care wards

 

Median [IQR],

Mean ± SD,

or n (%)

1. Study settings-related data (n = 196)

 Hospital size (number of beds)

150 [102.3–199]

 Ward size (number of beds)

48 [40–53]

 Average frequency of night shifts per month

5 [4–6]

 Average overtime hours per day

.5 [.0–1.0]

 Rate of full-time staff per bed

.49 ± .13

 Rate of part-time staff per bed

.07 [.02–.15]

 Proportion of patients with ADL level 1

.11 [.03–.23]

 Proportion of patients with ADL level 2

.23 [.14–.33]

 Proportion of patients with ADL level 3

.60 [.43–.79]

 Care quality indicators

  Rates of patients with pneumonia

.03 [.0–.06]

  Rates of patients with pressure ulcer

.05 [.02–.10]

  Rates of patients with urinary catheter

.17 [.11–.27]

  Rates of patients with tube feeding

.36 [.22–.54]

2. Nurse managers-related data (n = 196)

 Managers’ gender

  Female

190 (96.9%)

  Male

5 (2.6%)

 Managers’ age (in years)

51.85 ± 7.17

 Managers’ years of nursing experience

30 [22–33]

3. Staff nurses-related data (n = 2473)

 Staff nurses’ gender

  Female

2335 (94.4%)

  Male

135 (5.5%)

 Staff nurses’ age (in years)

44.14 ± 10.87

 Staff nurses’ years of nursing experience

18.03 ± 10.99

 In-service education in the last three months

  Number of seminars inside the hospital

2.59 ± 2.23

  Number of seminars outside the hospital

.77 ± 1.36

 Burnout scores

  Emotional exhaustion

15.67 ± 4.80

  Depersonalization

12.36 ± 4.83

  Reduced personal accomplishment

22.63 ± 3.93

  1. IQR Inter-quartile range, SD Standard deviation, ADL Activity of daily living
  2. Percentages may not add to 100% due to missing values