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. 2019 Dec 9;21(12):e13025. doi: 10.2196/13025

Table 5.

Basic information for independent variables influencing WeChat communication index.

Variable name Values
CertificationYear (N=303), n (%)

Never certificated (reference category) 7 (2.3)

Certification during 2014 to 2016 (CertificationYear1) 9 (3.0)

Certification in 2017 (CertificationYear2) 173 (57.1)

Certification in 2018 (CertificationYear3) 114 (37.6)
HospitalType (N=303), n (%)

Specialized hospital (reference category) 62 (20.5)

Comprehensive hospital (HospitalType1) 241(79.5)
ReformYear (N=303), n (%)

Involved in 2010 (reference category) 51 (16.8)

Involved in 2014 (ReformYear1) 30 (9.9)

Involved in 2015 (ReformYear2) 74 (24.4)

Involved in 2016 (ReformYear3) 54 (17.8)

Involved since 2017 (ReformYear4) 94 (31.0)
BedNumber, mean (SD) 1.83 (1.06)
TotalVisitingNumber, mean (SD) 153.09 (116.43)
ActivityIndex, mean (SD) 1.99 (0.45)