Table 3.

Regression Analysis: Relationships Between IT Scales and Quality Measures Accounting for NH Characteristics.

Variable	% low-risk long-stay residents with bowel or bladder incontinence			% long-stay residents assessed/given seasonal flu vaccine				% long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms				% short-stay residents newly received an antipsychotic medication
Variable	Estimate	SE	p	Estimate	SE	p		Estimate	SE	p		Estimate	SE	p
Intercept	−8.63	2.96	.00	−2.65	1.91	.17		−0.02	1.61	.99		1.49	0.81	.07
Medium NH = 60-120	3.15	1.91	.10	−0.32	1.61	.84		0.73	1.44	.61		−0.60	0.30	.05*
Small NH <60	−3.02	4.68	.52	−3.02	2.43	.22		4.06	2.48	.10		−1.09	0.57	.06
Large NH >120	0.00	0.00	.	0.00	0.00	.		0.00	0.00			0.00	0.00
For profit	3.31	1.93	.09	0.04	1.31	.97		0.77	0.97	.43		−0.08	0.29	.77
Non profit	0.00	0.00	.	0.00	0.00	.		0.00	0.00			0.00	0.00
Metropolitan <50,000	2.79	2.42	.25	2.03	1.57	.20		−0.74	1.30	.57		−1.06	0.76	.16
Micropolitan = 10,000-50,000	1.81	3.07	.56	4.81	1.87	.01*		0.98	1.41	.49		−1.08	0.90	.23
Rural = 2,500-9,999	2.63	2.87	.36	0.27	3.40	.94		−1.12	1.15	.33		−1.04	0.84	.22
Small town <2,500	0.00	0.00	.	0.00	0.00	.		0.00	0.00			0.00	0.00
Administrative activities extent IT use	−0.13	0.05	.02*	0.03	0.03	.24	Clinical Support IT Integration	0.05	0.04	.25	Administrative Activities IT Integration	−0.01	0.01	.16
											Residential Care IT Use	−0.01	0.01	.56
											Clinical Support IT Use	0.00	0.01	.70
											Clinical Support IT	0.00	0.01	.44
											Integration

Note. NH = nursing home; IT = information technology.