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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the acute ward excerpts versus DPC excerpts

From: The quality and quantity of staff-patient interactions as recorded by staff. A registry study of nursing documentation in two inpatient mental health wards

 

Acute

DPC

Total

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Independent variable: Education level staff

 Bachelor with further education

327 (17.0)

802 (41.6)

1129 (29,3)

 Bachelor

869 (45.0)

856 (44.4)

1725 (44,7)

 Other

733 (38.0)

271 (14.0)

1004 (26,0)

 Total

1929 (100)

1929 (100)

3858 (100)

Independent variable: Shift type

 Day

619 (32.1)

915 (47.4)

1534 (39.8)

 Evening

751 (38.9)

856 (44.4)

1607 (41.7)

 Night

559 (29.0)

158 (8.2)

717 (18.6)

 Total

1929 (100)

1929 (100)

3858 (100)

Dependent variable: Experience described

 No

688 (35.7)

606 (31.4)

1294 (33.5)

 Yes

1241 (64.3)

1323 (68.6)

2564 (66.5)

 Total

1929 (100)

1929 (100)

3858 (100)

Dependent variable: Type of described experience

 - II Very uncomfortable

252 (20.3)

160 (12.1)

412 (16.1)

 - I Uncomfortable

829 (66.8)

834 (63.0)

1663 (64.9)

 + I Positive

155 (12.5)

318 (24.0)

473 (18.4)

 + II Very positive

5 (0.4)

11 (0.8)

16 (0.6)

 Total

1241 (100)

1323 (100)

2564 (100)

Dependent variable: Type of described staff-patient interactions

 A. No staff approach

869 (70.0)

945 (71.4)

1814 (70.7)

 B. Staff approach, but not the patient’s response

106 (8.5)

132 (10.0)

238 (9.3)

 C. “Superficial” staff approach

104 (8.4)

114 (8.6)

218 (8.5)

 D. Fully described interaction

162 (13.1)

132 (10.0)

294 (11.5)

Total

1241 (100)

1323 (100)

2564 (100)

Dependent variable: Type of described attunement

 - II Failed attunement

21 (13.0)

3 (2.3)

24 (8.2)

 - I Partially failed attunement

79 (48.8)

54 (40.9)

133 (45.2)

 + I Partially successful attunement

61 (37.7)

74 (56.1)

135 (45.9)

 + II Successful attunement

1 (0.6)

1 (0.8)

2 (0.7)

 Total

162 (100)

132 (100)

294 (100)