Table 3 Experience, education and workload in health professionals in the intervention group
Nursing home units in nursing home, N | 36 units in 18 NH | |
|---|---|---|
Staffing, number of patients per nursing staffa (range) | Daytime | 3.2 (1.6–4.0) |
Evening | 4.7 (2.3–6.0) | |
Nighttime | 13.0 (4.0–30.3) | |
COSMOS ambassadors with direct patient contact, N (N per cluster) | 73 (2.0) | |
Registered nurses, N (%) | Â | 44 (61%) |
Licensed practical nurses, N (%) | Â | 9 (12%) |
Unknown education | Â | 19 (27%) |
Physicians | Â | 21 |
Age in years, mean (SD) | Â | 48 (12.9) |
Female, N (%) | Â | 8 (38%) |
Mean number of patients in the study, per physician, mean (range) | 22 (8–28) | |
Minutes per patient per week, mean (range) |  | 20 (8–42) |