Table 3.

Multivariate regression for effect of patient experience with nursing care on overall patient satisfaction

Variable	Crude model			Multivariate-adjusted model 1			Multivariate-adjusted model 2
	β (95% CI)	P value	P for trend	β (95% CI)	P value	P for trend	β (95% CI)	P value	P for trend
Patient experience with nursing care (continuous)	1.269 (1.150 to 1.389)	<0.001		1.273 (1.153 to 1.393)	<0.001		1.257 (1.138 to 1.377)	<0.001
Patient experience with nursing care (tertiles)
T1 (3.23–4.45)	0		<0.001	0		<0.001	0		<0.001
T2 (4.46–4.84)	0.726 (0.609 to 0.843)	<0.001		0.778 (0.669 to 0.887)	<0.001		0.774 (0.665 to 0.882)	<0.001
T3 (4.85–5.00)	0.964 (0.846 to 1.083)	<0.001		1.011 (0.901 to 1.121)	<0.001		0.995 (0.885 to 1.105)	<0.001

Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, residence, literacy level, household monthly income per capita, type of medical assurance; model 2 adjusted for age, sex, residence, literacy level, household monthly income per capita, type of medical assurance, diagnosis, number of admissions, length of hospital stay.