Table 3.

Handover characteristics and associated predicted number of items handed over in multiple regression analysis

Handover characteristics	Frequency (%) *median (IQR)	Median (IQR) Items	p value	Regression coefficient (95% CI): change in n of handover items discussed	p value
Hospital
Hospital 1	190 (28)	5 (4–8)		-0.82 (-1.54 to -0.09)	0.028
Hospital 2	172 (26)	8 (5–11)	< 0.001***	1
Hospital 3	304 (46)	6 (5–9)		0.11 (-0.48 to 0.70)	0.720
Ward Location
Labour ward	104 (16)	11 (8.-14)		1
High Dependency Unit	99 (15)	8 (6–11)	< 0.001***	-0.83 (-1.91 to 0.25)	0.130
Ante/postnatal ward	463 (69)	5 (4–7)		-1.77 (-2.85 to -0.68)	0.001
Time of shift change
8am	311 (47)	6 (5–8)		-0.84 (-1.41 to -0.27)	0.004
2 pm	196 (29)	7 (5–12)	< 0.001***	1
8 pm	159 (24)	7 (5–10)		0.15 (-0.50 to 0.80)	0.964
Day observed
Weekday	498 (75)	6 (5–9)	0.130**	1
Weekend/Bank holiday	168 (25)	7 (4–9)		-0.27 (-0.76 to 0.22)	0.277
Handover lead
Midwife	253 (38)	6 (5–9)		1
Nurse	412 (62)	6 (5–9)	0.230**	0.43 (-0.10 to 0.96)	0.115
Active labour
No	572 (86)	6 (5–9)		1
Yes	94 (14)	10 (8–14)	< 0.001**	1.06 (0.12 to 1.99)	0.027
High-risk woman
No	400 (60)	6 (5–9)		1
Yes	266 (40)	8 (5–11)	< 0.001**	1.30 (0.79 to 1.82)	< 0.001
Reason for admission
Labour	615 (92)	6 (5–9)		1
Observation	51 (8)	7 (5–12)	0.411**	-1.01 (-1.83 to -0.20)	0.015
Questions asked at handover
No	168 (25)	6 (4–9)		1
Yes	498 (75)	7 (5–10)	< 0.001**	1.11 (0.58 to 1.64)	< 0.001
Notes used at handover
No	612 (92)	6 (5–9)		1
Yes	54 (8)	6 (5–9)	0.118**	0.12 (-0.65 to 0.89)	0.761
Interruptions
No	609 (91)	7 (5–9)		1
Yes	57 (9)	5 (8–4)	< 0.001**	0.23 (-0.56 to 1.02)	0.573
Handover delay
Time after official shift change (mins)	35 (24–45)*	-	-	0.02 (0.01 to 0.03)	0.002
Handover duration
Length (mins)	4 (3–7)*	-	-	1.99 (1.46 to 2.53)	< 0.001
Number of women handed-over
Number of women	4 (2–8)*	-	-	0.08 (0.03 to 0.14)	0.003

^**Mann–Whitney U test

^***Kruskal–Wallis test