Table 2.
Variables Included in the Analysis of Daily Care Teams Prevalence: Descriptive Statisticsa
| Variable | Categorical variables | Continuous variables |
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| % (n) | M (SD) | Range |
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| Minimum | Maximum | |||
| Dependent variable | ||||
| % direct care staff who report working in formal daily practice teams | 15.95 (7.8) | 0.00 | 44.44 | |
| Predictor variables | ||||
| Management practice | ||||
| % facilities with NHAs reporting formal daily practice teamsb | 71.81 (107) | |||
| % facilities with DONs reporting formal daily practice teamsb | 77.18 (115) | |||
| Managers view teamwork as very important with regard tob | ||||
| Residents’ quality of life | 89.61 (134) | |||
| Clinical quality of care | 90.26 (134) | |||
| Staff turnover and retention | 68.18 (102) | |||
| Staff–residents relationship | 79.22 (118) | |||
| Management style | ||||
| Collegial | 47.65 (71) | |||
| Supportive | 30.87 (46) | |||
| Custodial/autocratic | 21.48 (32) | |||
| Job design | ||||
| % direct care workers with primary assignment | 40.20 (15.9) | 0.00 | 100.00 | |
| % direct care workers participating in other than daily practice teams | 33.20 (12.2) | 8.77 | 83.33 | |
| Characteristics of nursing home managers | ||||
| Turnover—DONb | 0.8523 (1.003) | 0.00 | 5.000 | |
| Tenure—DON (months)b | 81.42 (73.602) | 1.000 | 336.000 | |
| Turnover—NHAb | 0.557 (0.825) | 0.000 | 3.000 | |
| Tenure—NHA (months)b | 169.85 (113.86) | 1.000 | 441.000 | |
| Facility characteristics | ||||
| Not-for-profit facilityc | 68.46 (102) | |||
| Total nursing hours per resident per dayc | 3.71 (0.626) | 1.540 | 5.630 | |
Notes: NHA = nursing home administrator; DON = director of nursing.
a
Facility level data from 149 New York State nursing homes.
b
Variables from the management surveys.
c
Variables from Online Survey Certification and Reporting System database. All other variables are from surveys of nursing home workers.