Table 4 Number of acts of verbal and physical aggression by nursing home characteristics (median)
From: Resident-to-resident aggression in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study
Characteristics | Verbal | Physical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median | p-value* | N | Median | p-value* | |
Size | ||||||
âSmall (â€50 beds) | 1560 | 25 | 0.041 | 1223 | 10 | 0.001 |
âLarge (>â50 beds) | 1522 | 26.5 | 1250 | 11.5 | ||
Location | ||||||
âUrban | 1037 | 26 | 0.011 | 838 | 11.5 | 0.006 |
âSuburban | 1383 | 27.5 | 1125 | 11.5 | ||
âRural | 662 | 24 | 510 | 9 | ||
Unit | ||||||
âShort-term care | 394 | 16.5 | 0.001 | 278 | 5.25 | 0.001 |
âLong-term care | 1885 | 24 | 1465 | 8.5 | ||
âDementia special care | 676 | 44.5 | 637 | 21 | ||