Table 2.
Results of univariate and multivariable analyses showing association of data-sharing capabilities and other organisation characteristics with measured patient experience of emergency care quality across two surveys (A: 2016/2017, and B: 2018/2019), excluding co-variates with substantial multicollinearity (as measured by Variance Inflation Factors (VIF)).
| UNIVARIATE | MULTIVARIABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey A | coeff | p value | ci_lower | ci_upper | coeff | p value | ci_lower | ci_upper | VIF |
| const | 79.344 | 0.000 | 66.821 | 91.867 | |||||
| Data-sharing capability | 1.420 | 0.038 | 0.077 | 2.764 | 1.579 | 0.017 | 0.290 | 2.868 | 1.17 |
| Global Digital Exemplar | 0.698 | 0.470 | −1.208 | 2.605 | 0.887 | 0.404 | −1.214 | 2.989 | 1.59 |
| CDMI 2017 | 0.006 | 0.478 | −0.011 | 0.023 | 0.007 | 0.454 | −0.011 | 0.024 | 1.39 |
| Wannacry impacted | 0.412 | 0.605 | −1.161 | 1.984 | 0.237 | 0.744 | −1.194 | 1.667 | 1.08 |
| Type 1 A&E attendance | −0.320 | 0.000 | −0.460 | −0.181 | −0.151 | 0.268 | −0.419 | 0.118 | 4.15 |
| Bed occupancy (%) | −0.083 | 0.228 | −0.218 | 0.052 | −0.065 | 0.318 | −0.194 | 0.064 | 1.18 |
| Emergency activity | −0.053 | 0.002 | −0.086 | −0.020 | 0.009 | 0.821 | −0.067 | 0.085 | 6.48 |
| Elective activity | −0.023 | 0.043 | −0.045 | −0.001 | 0.021 | 0.413 | −0.030 | 0.072 | 6.89 |
| General & acute referrals | −0.026 | 0.000 | −0.040 | −0.013 | −0.031 | 0.032 | −0.060 | −0.003 | 5.20 |
| Number of nurses | −0.100 | 0.014 | −0.180 | −0.021 | 0.090 | 0.404 | −0.122 | 0.302 | 8.88 |
| Number of managers | −0.007 | 0.197 | −0.017 | 0.004 | −0.002 | 0.795 | −0.016 | 0.012 | 2.39 |
| Population deprivation | −0.053 | 0.001 | −0.084 | −0.023 | −0.054 | 0.001 | −0.087 | −0.022 | 1.36 |
| Foundation Trust status | 1.574 | 0.010 | 0.377 | 2.772 | 1.022 | 0.085 | −0.144 | 2.188 | 1.18 |
| Academic Trust status | −1.249 | 0.115 | −2.808 | 0.309 | −1.797 | 0.094 | −3.908 | 0.314 | 2.36 |
| Survey B | coeff | pval | ci_lower | ci_upper | coeff | pval | ci_lower | ci_upper | VIF |
| const | 94.382 | 0.000 | 79.622 | 109.143 | |||||
| Data-sharing capability | 1.356 | 0.043 | 0.041 | 2.670 | 1.319 | 0.038 | 0.075 | 2.562 | 1.13 |
| Global Digital Exemplar | 0.934 | 0.382 | −1.173 | 3.041 | 0.610 | 0.598 | −1.678 | 2.898 | 1.53 |
| Type 1 A&E attendance | −0.270 | 0.001 | −0.425 | −0.114 | −0.083 | 0.581 | −0.381 | 0.214 | 4.35 |
| Bed occupancy (%) | −0.238 | 0.003 | −0.394 | −0.083 | −0.205 | 0.011 | −0.361 | −0.048 | 1.22 |
| Emergency activity | −0.044 | 0.006 | −0.074 | −0.013 | −0.030 | 0.356 | −0.095 | 0.034 | 5.44 |
| Elective activity | −0.015 | 0.182 | −0.038 | 0.007 | 0.014 | 0.602 | −0.038 | 0.066 | 6.71 |
| General & acute referrals | −0.020 | 0.009 | −0.035 | −0.005 | −0.029 | 0.068 | −0.061 | 0.002 | 5.54 |
| Number of nurses | −0.056 | 0.157 | −0.133 | 0.022 | 0.176 | 0.098 | −0.033 | 0.385 | 9.34 |
| Number of managers | −0.00 | 0.956 | −0.010 | 0.009 | −0.004 | 0.603 | −0.017 | 0.010 | 2.58 |
| Population deprivation | −0.063 | 0.001 | −0.098 | −0.027 | −0.070 | 0.000 | −0.105 | −0.034 | 1.18 |
| Foundation Trust status | 1.422 | 0.034 | 0.113 | 2.731 | 0.536 | 0.397 | −0.713 | 1.785 | 1.14 |
| Academic Trust status | −0.625 | 0.465 | −2.314 | 1.063 | −1.021 | 0.382 | −3.324 | 1.283 | 2.41 |
Co-variates are described in Supplementary Table 2.
Results of univariate and multivariable analyses showing adjusted association of data-sharing capabilities with measured patient experience of emergency care quality.
CDMI Clinical Digital Maturity Index, A&E Accident and Emergency.