Table 3a.

Attitude scores by staff and hospital characteristics (Univariate analysis)

Variables	General Guideline (Total possible=60)		H.H. Guideline (Total possible=50)
	Mean Score	P value	Mean Score	P value
Discipline		<0.001		0.47
Nurse	44.6		38.4
Physicians	41.4		37.8
Others	45.0		38.5
Age (yrs)		0.004		<0.001
18-30	42.9		36.8
31-40	44.1		38.9
>40	45.0		39.5
Gender		<0.001		0.23
Female	44.7		38.4
Male	42.0		37.9
Race		0.08		0.38
White	44.2		38.4
Black	44.5		37.8
Asians/ Others	42.8		37.8
Bed size		0.007		0.24
100-199	45.4		39.2
200-399	44.4		38.2
400-599	44.2		38.3
600-900	42.6		37.8
Affiliated with an Academic Health Center		0.42		0.38
Yes	44.0		38.4
No	44.3		38.1
Geographic Region		0.09		0.71
Eastern region	43.9		38.3
Western region	44.7		38.2
Type of ICU		<0.001		0.05
Medical	44.4		38.6
Surgery	43.4		38.2
Medical-Surgical	43.3		38.0
Pediatrics	46.2		39.1
Table 3b Attitude scores by staff and hospital characteristics (Multiple regression)
Variables	Gen. Guideline Score		H.H. Guideline Score
	Regression coeficient	p value	Regression coeficient	p value
Gender	−1.37	0.04	−.215	0.69
Age	.079	0.003	.085	<0.001
Race	−.263	0.49	−.271	0.36
Discipline
Nurse/Others compared to Physicians	2.53	<0.001	.507	0.40
ICU
Medical compared to Pediatric	−.571	0.54	−.737	0.31
Surgical compared to Pediatric	−1.915	0.07	−1.21	0.14
Med-Surg compared to Pediatric	−2.657	<0.001	−1.52	0.007
Active beds	−.820	0.02	−.197	0.68
Affiliated with an academic health center	−.015	0.98	.088	0.86