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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug 28;65(10):2244–2250. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15030

Table 2.

Multivariate models predicting percent positivea scores by NHSOPS domainb

β^ (95% Confidence Interval)
Teamwork Training and Skills Communication Openness Supervisor Expectations Organizational Learning
Facility characteristics
 Non-profit or Govtc   −6.0 (−12.2, 0.1)   −6.0 (−11.8, −0.2)*   −7.3 (−12.3, −2.4)**   −5.2 (−8.4, −2.0)**   −5.6 (−9.7, −1.4)**
 Chain-ownedd   −2.2 (−7.9, 3.5)   −2.7 (−8.0, 2.6)   −3.2 (−7.8, 1.4)   −3.2 (−6.1, −0.2)*   −4.2 (−8.1, −0.4)*
 % on Medicare     0.1 (−0.1, 0.3)     0.1 (−0.2, 0.3)     0.1 (−0.1, 0.3)     0.1 (−0.1, 0.2)     0.1 (−0.1, 0.3)
 Total beds (100s)     0.1 (−4.0, 4.1)     1.6 (−2.2, 5.4)   −3.8 (−7.0, −0.5)*   −0.9 (−3.0, 1.1)   −2.8 (−5.5, −0.1)*
Respondent Characteristics
 Rolee
 Physician/Other provider   −7.7 (−14.6, −0.9)*   −8.4 (−15.0, −1.9)* −14.2 (−21.7, −6.6)***   −7.2 (−13.7, −0.6)* −11.6 (−17.8, −5.3)***
 Licensed nurse   −9.7 (−12.2, −7.1)***   −4.2 (−6.6, −1.8)*** −15.2 (−18.0, −12.4)***   −8.4 (−10.7, −6.1)***   −5.6 (−8.0, −3.3)***
 Certified nurse assistant −17.4 (−19.8, −15.0)***   −3.8 (−6.1, −1.5)** −24.3 (−26.9, −21.6)*** −16.1 (−18.3, −13.9)*** −10.1 (−12.3, −7.9)***
 Support −11.9 (−14.4, −9.5)***   −5.3 (−7.7, −3.0)*** −16.8 (−19.4, −14.1)***   −7.2 (−9.4, −5.0)*** −10.5 (−12.7, −8.2)***
Tenure at current facilityf
 2-11 months −12.0 (−15.2, −8.9)***   −7.4 (−10.4, −4.4)***   −9.4 (−12.9, −6.0)***   −7.6 (−10.6, −4.7)***   −5.3 (−8.2, −2.4)***
 1-2 years −12.7 (−15.8, −9.5)***   −9.1 (−12.0, −6.1)*** −12.4 (−15.8, −9.0)***   −9.0 (−11.9, −6.1)***   −5.3 (−8.1, −2.4)***
 3-5 years −13.9 (−17.0, −10.8)***   −9.2 (−12.2, −6.2)*** −13.3 (−16.7, −9.8)***   −9.5 (−12.4, −6.7)***   −5.9 (−8.7, −3.0)***
 6-10 years −13.3 (−16.5, −10.1)***   −8.4 (−11.4, −5.4)*** −12.9 (−16.4, −9.4)***   −9.2 (−12.1, −6.2)***   −3.7 (−6.6, −0.8)*
 11+ years −11.4 (−14.6, −8.1)***   −6.8 (−9.9, −3.7)*** −11.4 (−14.9, −7.9)***   −7.2 (−10.2, −4.2)***   −0.5 (−3.5, 2.5)
Hours worked per weekg
 16-24 hours   −6.1 (−10.1, −2.1)**   −3.8 (−7.6, 0.1)   −4.3 (−8.7, 0.0)   −5.1 (−8.8, −1.4)**   −2.9 (−6.5, 0.8)
 25-40 hours   −7.5 (−11.0, −3.9)***   −3.8 (−7.2, −0.4)*   −4.2 (−8.1, −0.4)*   −2.5 (−5.8, 0.8)   −1.1 (−4.3, 2.2)
 >40 hours   −7.4 (−11.2, −3.7)***   −5.0 (−8.6, −1.4)**   −2.3 (−6.4, 1.8)   −3.3 (−6.9, 0.2)   −0.6 (−4.1, 2.8)
Intercept   98.5 (89.4, 107.6)***   86.1 (77.6, 94.7)***   96.9 (88.8, 105.1)***  105.7 (99.7, 111.7)***   91.4 (84.6, 98.2)***
a

Percent positive is defined as the percent of all domain items coded by the respondent as “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”. Negatively worded items were reverse coded.

b

NHSOPS is the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture and within this table, levels of significance are:

*

P < .05,

**

P < .01,

***

P < .001. See Supplementary Table S1 for NHSOPS items and domains.

Facility Characteristics:

c

Reference group is Non-government, for-profit ownership.

d

Reference group is Facility is not part of a chain.

Respondent characteristics:

e

Reference group is Administrator.

f

Reference group is <2 months.

g

Reference group is <=15 hours.