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 | ||||||
| Small (≤50 beds) | 1560 | 25 | 0.041 | 1223 | 10 | 0.001 |
| Large (> 50 beds) | 1522 | 26.5 | 1250 | 11.5 | ||
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 1037 | 26 | 0.011 | 838 | 11.5 | 0.006 |
| Suburban | 1383 | 27.5 | 1125 | 11.5 | ||
| Rural | 662 | 24 | 510 | 9 | ||
| Unit | ||||||
| Short-term care | 394 | 16.5 | 0.001 | 278 | 5.25 | 0.001 |
| Long-term care | 1885 | 24 | 1465 | 8.5 | ||
| Dementia special care | 676 | 44.5 | 637 | 21 | ||