Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Hospice Providers at Baseline (T1) and Post-intervention (T2) between Experimental and Control Groups
| Experimental | P-value | Control | P-value | Difference T1 T2 by E/C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | ||||
| Nurses (n=T1: 383; T2: 415) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.47 | n (%) | n (%) | 0.21 | 0.65 |
| Full Time | 145 (64.2) | 132 (60.8) | 106 (67.5) | 121 (61.1) | |||
| Part Time | 81 (35.8) | 85 (39.2) | 51 (32.5) | 77 (38.9) | |||
| Nurse Education | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.99 | ||||
| <BSN | 104 (46.0) | 141 (65.0) | 94 (59.9) | 145 (73.2) | |||
| BSN | 108 (47.8) | 69 (31.8) | 40 (25.5) | 29 (14.6) | |||
| >BSN | 7 (3.1) | 4 (1.8) | 4 (2.5) | 3 (1.5) | |||
| Unknown or Not reported | 7 (3.1) | 3 (1.4) | 19 (12.1) | 21 (10.6) | |||
| Nurse Certification | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.26 | ||||
| No Certification | 186 (82.3) | 173 (79.7) | 113 (72.0) | 151 (76.3) | |||
| Cert in Hospice/Palliative Care or Pain Management | 40 (17.7) | 44 (20.3) | 44 (28.0) | 47 (23.7) | |||
| Nurse Case Load (Full Time) | 1.001 | 1.001 | 1.00 | ||||
| 10 or less | 3 (37.5) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 5 (62.5) | |||
| 11 or more | 5 (62.5) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 3 (37.5) | |||
| Medical Director Status (n=16) | 0.071 | 0.181 | N/A2 | ||||
| Full Time | 2 (25) | 2 (25) | |||||
| Part Time | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25) | 4 (50) | |||
| Volunteer | 5 (62.5) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | |||
| Medical Director Certified (n=16) | 0.611 | 1.001 | 0.46 | ||||
| No Certification | 6 (75) | 4 (50) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | |||
| Certification: Hospice/Palliative | 2 (25) | 4 (50) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | |||
| Care | |||||||
Remark: P-values were calculated based on the logistic regression model (binomial/polynomial outcome) with contrast tests.
1
P-values were calculated using the Fisher’s exact test due to some small numbers in the contingency
2
P-value was not available due to zero count in one cell from the contrast test.