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Table 1 Characteristics of staff completing surveys

From: Nurse practitioner led implementation of huddles for staff in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Characteristic

Frequency (column %)

P-value

 

Overall

(n = 42)

Huddles

(n = 20)

No huddles

(n = 22)

 

Age (years)

   

0.275

18–34

15 (36%)

9 (45%)

6 (27%)

 

35–44

9 (21%)

5 (25%)

4 (18%)

 

45–55+

18 (43%)

6 (30%)

12 (55%)

 

Gender

   

0.444

Women

35 (83%)

16 (80%)

19 (86%)

 

Men

7 (17%)

4 (20%)

3 (14%)

 

Race

   

0.144

White

38 (90%)

19 (95%)

19 (86%)

 

Non-white

3 (7%)

0

3 (14%)

 

Missing

1 (2%)

1 (5%)

0

 

Role *

   

0.264

Direct care

14 (33%)

6 (30%)

8 (36%)

 

Allied care/support

20 (48%)

12 (60%)

8 (36%)

 

Management

8 (19%)

2 (10%)

6 (27%)

 

Experience in current role in the facility (years)

   

0.343

< 1

8 (19%)

3 (15%)

5 (23%)

 

1–5

21 (50%)

12 (60%)

9 (41%)

 

6–15

6 (14%)

4 (20%)

3 (14%)

 

16–20 +

6 (14%)

1 (5%)

5 (23%)

 

Work schedule

   

0.118

< 2 days

4 (10%)

0

4 (18%)

 

2–4 days

12 (29%)

5 (25%)

7 (32%)

 

> 4 days

26 (62%)

15 (75%)

11 (50%)

 

Redeployment

17 (41%)

10 (50%)

7 (32%)

0.188

Overall moral distress

   

0.254

An extremely large amount

3 (7%)

3 (15%)

0

 

 A large amount

14 (33%)

6 (30%)

8 (36%)

 

A moderate amount

14 (33%)

5 (25%)

9 (41%)

 

A small amount or none at all

11 (27%)

6 (30%)

5 (23%)

 

Overall NP support

   

0.842

Always

12 (29%)

6 (30%)

6 (29%)

 

Often

12 (29%)

7 (35%)

5 (24%)

 

Occasionally

13 (32%)

5 (25%)

8 (38%)

 

Seldom or never

4 (10%)

2 (10%)

2 (9%)

 

Work satisfaction

   

0.769

Strongly satisfied

3 (7%)

2 (10%)

1 (5%)

 

Satisfied

31 (74%)

15 (75%)

16 (73%)

 

Dissatisfied or strongly dissatisfied

8 (19%)

3 (15%)

5 (22%)

 

Physical Health

   

0.041

Excellent

11 (26%)

8 (40%)

3 (14%)

 

Very good

7 (17%)

1 (5%)

6 (27%)

 

Good

16 (38%)

6 (30%)

10 (46%)

 

Fair

5 (12%)

2 (10%)

3 (14%)

 

Poor

3 (7%)

3 (15%)

0

 

Mental Health

   

0.228

Excellent

3 (7%)

3 (15%)

0

 

Very good

8 (19%)

4 (20%)

4 (18%)

 

Good

13 (31%)

4 (20%)

9 (41%)

 

Fair

14 (33%)

6 (30%)

8 (36%)

 

Poor

4 (10%)

3 (15%)

1 (5%)

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