Table 2.
Organisational and ward characteristics of nursing homes and hospitals, and individual characteristics of nurses in these organisations
| Characteristics | Nursing homes | Hospitals |
| Organisation | (n=19) | (n=19) |
| Number of wards per organisation, median (range) | 4 (1–12) | 29 (5–111) |
| Workers (fte) per organisation, median (range) | 118 (26–400) | 1600 (393–3000) |
| Patients per organisation, median (range) | 126 (68–320) | 453 (150–1070) |
| Ward | (n=66) | (n=96) |
| Patients per ward, median (range) | 30 (12–74) | 19 (8–41) |
| Nurses (fte) per ward, median (range) | 14 (4–62) | 22 (11–64) |
| Ratio patient/fte nurses per ward, median (range) | 1.7 (0.3–7.8) | 1.0 (0.2–2.3) |
| Ratio fte nurses per peer leader, median (range) | 9.7 (2.7–30.0) | 13.7 (5.5–64.0) |
| Individual | (n=132) | (n=211) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 37 (13) | 33 (12) |
| Gender, female, % | 92% | 91% |
| Working experience (years), median (range) | 7 (0–43) | 6 (0–40) |
| Back complaints in the past 12 months, % | 43% | 45% |
| Any musculoskeletal complaints in the past 12 months, % | 58% | 65% |
fte, full-time equivalent.