Table 3.
Comparisons of nursing homes with respect to the number of reported cases and deaths (both study periods)
| Characteristic | NHs with ≤ 3 cases (N = 27) |
NHs with > 3 cases (N = 12) |
p-value | NHs with no deaths (N = 33) |
NHs with ≥ 1 deaths (N = 6) |
p- value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beds, Median (IQR) |
70 (48) |
51 (22) |
0.38 |
61 (50) |
57.5 (29) |
0.71 | |
|
Residents, Median (IQR) |
68 (43) |
47 (23) |
0.41 |
61 (38) |
53.5 (32) |
0.73 | |
|
HCWs, Median (IQR) |
95 (85) |
94 (57) |
0.90 |
95 (86) |
95.5 (34) |
0.86 | |
|
HCWs per bed Median (IQR) |
1.4 (0.4) |
1.6 (0.6) |
0.27 |
1.4 (0.4) |
1.4 (0.4) |
0.83 | |
| NHs with IPC link nurse, N (%) |
22 (81) |
9 (75) |
0.64 |
26 (79) |
5 (83) |
0.91 | |
|
Resident influenza vaccination coverage, Median (IQR) |
84% (20) |
72% (24) |
0.30 |
84% (20) |
65.7% (16) |
0.04 | |
|
HCWs’ influenza vaccination coverage, Median (IQR) |
27.4% (28.5) |
23.8% (14.3) |
0.83 |
25.8% (23) |
21.7% (12) |
0.72 | |
| NHs participating in campaign, N (%) |
26 (96) |
8 (67) |
0.01 |
32 (97) |
2 (33) |
< 0.01 |
NH: Nursing home, N: number, IQR: interquartile range, HCW: healthcare worker, IPC: infection prevention and control