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Table 2 Demographic data of participants. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test were calculated between PI yes/no and variables

From: Nursing interventions in preventing pressure injuries in acute inpatient care: a cross-sectional national study

Variables

All

(n = 5902)

Without PI

(n = 5155)

With PI, all grades

(n = 747)

χ2 -value (df)

P-value

Type of hospital

University hospital

3684 (62.4)

3210 (62.3)

474 (63.5)

- (-)

0.55b

Central hospital

2218 (37.6)

1945 (37.7)

273 (36.5)

Total

5902 (100.0)

5155 (100.0)

747 (100.0)

  

Gender

Male

3020 (51.3)

2625 (51.1)

395 (53.1)

-

0.31b

Female

2866 (48.7)

2517 (48.9)

349 (46.9)

Total

5886 (100.0)

5142 (100.0)

744 (100.0)

  

Age, years

< 40

554 (9.5)

519 (10.2)

35 (4.7)

72.73 (3)

< 0.01a

40–65

1882 (32.3)

1700 (33.5)

182 (24.6)

66–80

2258 (38.8)

1942 (38.2)

316 (42.6)

> 80

1128 (19.4)

920 (18.1)

208 (28.1)

Total

5822 (100.0)

5081 (100.0)

741 (100.0)

  

Mobility

Independent

3832 (65.3)

3549 (69.2)

283 (38.1)

311.22 (3)

< 0.01a

Needs assistance to move

1136 (19.3)

952 (18.6)

184 (24.7)

Wheelchair

394 (6.7)

304 (5.9)

90 (12.1)

Bedridden

511 (8.7)

324 (6.3)

187 (25.1)

Total

5873 (100.0)

5129 (100.0)

744 (100.0)

  

Mode of arrival

Emergency care

2901 (49.6)

2524 (49.3)

377 (51.0)

109.85 (2)

< 0.01a

Elective

1765 (30.2)

1641 (32.1)

124 (16.8)

Other

1187 (20.2)

949 (18.6)

238 (32.2)

Total

5853 (100.0)

5114 (100.0)

739 (100.0)

  
  1. Note: PI = pressure injury, a = Pearson’s chi-squared test, b = Fisher’s exact test, χ2 -value = Pearson’s chi-square statistic value, df = degrees of freedom