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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 25.
Published in final edited form as: Res Nurs Health. 1999 Aug;22(4):271–283. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199908)22:4<271::aid-nur2>3.0.co;2-6

Table 5.

Correlations between Resident Outcomes, Facility-Level Composite CMI, and 22 Prevalence-Based Resident Risk Factors (N = 164)

Variable Name Behavioral Problems Fractures Complications of Immobility Use of Physical Restraints Facility Level, Composite CMI
Facility Level, Composite CMI .03 .00 .39*** .31*** 1.00
Mobility-Ambulation −.18* −.02 .30*** .10 .31***
Dressing-Grooming .01 −.02 .25** .14 .31***
Transferring −.12 .04 .28*** .17* .41***
Eating .32*** .04 .26*** .28*** .37***
Toileting .02 .07 .26*** .35*** .42***
Bladder Control .09 −.06 .34**** .36*** .34***
Bowel Control −.04 −.01 .22** .43*** .49***
Vision −.01 .05 .00 .00 .15
Hearing .09 −.07 .14 −.11 −.02
Functional Communication .21** .04 .12 .34*** .28***
Orientation-Memory .19* −.04 −.02 .03 .01
Level Of Consciousness −.10 −.23** −.06 −.10 .14
Seizures .10 −.26*** .08 .04 .09
Dyspnea .10 −.19* .02 −.23** −.01
Edema .30*** −.04 .16* .01 −.01
Tremors .19* −.04 .08 −.02 .15*
Stasis Ulcer −.07 .03 .13 −.13 .02
Hemi. Or Paraplegia −.19* −.06 .30*** −.04 .25**
Quadriplegia −.03 .03 .24** .06 .33***
Amputation In Past 6 Months −.24** .09 .09 .07 .23**
Internal Bleeding −.06 .10 −.03 .05 .15
Terminal Illness −.15 −.07 .08 −.19* .11

Note: CMI = case mix index.

*

p ≤ .05.

**

p ≤ .01.

***

p ≤ .001.