Table 4.
Stage 2: linear regression analysis—team effect on team factors
| RATs | NRATs | |
| Stroke admissions (hundreds) | 0.000 | −0.019 |
| 0.012 | 0.029 | |
| Mortality rate† | 0.011 | 0.034** |
| 0.011 | 0.012 | |
| Rate of urinary infections† | 0.014 | 0.005 |
| 0.009 | 0.006 | |
| Rate of patients discharged as dependants†‡ | −0.007** | −0.003 |
| 0.003 | 0.015 | |
| Rate of WTE qualified clinical psychologists† | −0.404 | −0.314 |
| 0.979 | 1.066 | |
| Rate of WTE qualified dieticians† | 0.901 | 0.299 |
| 0.685 | 2.209 | |
| Rate of WTE qualified OT therapists† | −0.319 | 0.140 |
| 0.332 | 3.506 | |
| Rate of WTE qualified PT therapists† | 0.615 | −0.188 |
| 0.374 | 0.954 | |
| Rate of WTE qualified SALT therapists† | −0.048 | 0.601 |
| 0.636 | 4.097 | |
| Rate of WTE registered nurses† | −0.012 | −0.009 |
| 0.079 | 0.067 | |
| Thrombolysis provided on site | −0.292* | 0.055 |
| 0.159 | 0.292 | |
| Access to stroke specific ESD | −0.098* | 0.005 |
| 0.055 | 0.258 | |
| Access to a non-specialist ESD | −0.029 | 0.072 |
| 0.060 | 0.172 | |
| Access to non-specialist community rehabilitation team | −0.022 | 0.042 |
| 0.065 | 0.261 | |
| Constant | 1.528*** | 0.964 |
| 0.354 | 1.450 | |
| N | 147 | 32 |
| R^2 | 0.327 | 0.566 |
| Adjusted R^2 | 0.182 | 0.209 |
RATs model includes regional dummy variables; full model available online.
Coefficients; standard errors in second row, *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.
†Rate per 100 hospitalisations.
‡Classified as dependant if mRS at final discharge >2.
ESD, Early supported discharge; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NRATs, Non-Routinely admitting Acute Teams; OT, occupational therapy; PT, physiotherapy; RATs, Routinely Admitting Teams; SALT, speech and language therapy; WTE, whole time equivalent.