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. 2021 Apr 17;21:361. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06374-8

Table 4.

Results of exploratory analysis using a non-parametric Wilcox Rank Sum test to uncover group differences/associations based on levels of penetration of the intervention (high penetration is defined as 75% or more by Q4 after implementation)

Variable High Median Low Median p-value
Continuous Variables
Patient demographics
  Age of the target population (mean) 63.5 68.2 0.915
  Percentage of the target population that is male 45.0 50.0 0.166
  Percentage of the target population with a non-English preferred language. 6.5 4.0 1.000
Fidelity ratings (high is a score of 7 or higher out of 10 and low is under 7)
  Project lead rating of consistency 9.2 8.5 0.146
  Project lead rating of completeness 8.2 7.5 0.297
  Project lead rating of content quality 10.0 8.0 0.018
  Project lead rating of process quality 8.0 8.0 0.248
Service and client outcomes reported by providers on post-implementation surveys
  Mean workload (% Yes) 0.7 0.8 0.832
  Mean value (% Yes) 0.9 0.9 0.304
Categorical Variables
Variable High Percent Low percent p-value
Hospital categorization
 Hospital Category 1.000
 Academic 41.7 33.3
 Community 25.0 22.2
 Small 33.3 44.4
 Hospital Type 0.229
 Acute 75.0 66.7
 Rehabilitation 0.0 33.3
Implementation process characteristics
 Community of Practice participation 0.080
  high (attendance at over 75% of meetings) 75.0 66.7
  medium (attendance between 25 and 75%) 25.0 0.0
  low (attendance at under 25%) 0.0 33.3
 Electronic Medical Record integration 1.000
  Yes 41.7 44.4
  No 58.3 55.6
 Implementation as part of broader QI 1.000
  Yes 58.3 55.6
  No 41.7 44.4
 Multidisciplinary team involved in delivery 0.331
  Yes 83.3 55.6
  No 16.7 44.4

Variables are all aggregated to the hospital-level and include patient demographics, hospital categorization, differentiating characteristics of each hospital’s implementation process, fidelity ratings provided by projject leads during end-of-project interviews, and service and client outcomes reported by providers through post-implementation surveys