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Variable | Significant values for within block correlations | Significant values for the final model |
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Patient characteristics | | |
Ethnicity | 0.0029 | |
Site admitted from | <0.0001 | |
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Clinical conditions | | |
Primary medical diagnoses (% of sample) | | |
Cancer, other primary (1.7) | <0.0001 | 0.0010 |
Maintenance chemotherapy, radiotherapy (1.1) | 0.1408 | |
Fluid and electrolyte disorder (1.6) | 0.0172 | |
Senility & organic mental disorders (3.0) | <0.0001 | 0.0140 |
Affective (2.1) | 0.0007 | |
Other nervous system disorders (1.1) | 0.0686 | 0.0176 |
Respiratory (3.1) | 0.0687 | |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary (1.8) | 0.0332 | |
Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (1.8) | 0.1034 | |
Severity of illness | <0.0001 | |
Congestive heart failure (11.8) | 0.0155 | |
Other neurological disorders (3.6) | 0.1218 | |
Diabetes (17.7) | 0.0347 | |
Peptic ulcer disease without bleeding (4.4) | 0.0985 | |
Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vas (4.0) | 0.0918 | |
Psychoses (5.7) | 0.0211 | |
Depression (6.6) | 0.0237 | |
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Severity of illness | | |
Severity of illness | <0.0001 | |
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Elixhauser comorbid conditions (% of sample) | | |
Congestive heart failure (11.8) | 0.0155 | |
Other neurological disorders (3.6) | 0.1218 | |
Diabetes (17.7) | 0.0347 | |
Peptic ulcer disease without bleeding (4.4) | 0.0985 | |
Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vas (4.0) | 0.0918 | |
Psychoses (5.7) | 0.0211 | |
Depression (6.6) | 0.0237 | |
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Past hospitalizations | | |
Past hospitalizations | 0.0199 | |
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Context of care variables | | |
Number of units resided on | <0.0001 | |
CGPR dip proportion | <0.0001 | 0.0092 |
Skill mix | 0.0003 | |
Average caregiver patient ratio | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
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Treatments | | |
Medical treatments | | |
Total number of procedures | <0.0001 | 0.0059 |
Types of medical treatments (% of sample) | | |
Incision and excision of CNS (2.0) | 0.0059 | |
Incision of pleura, thoracentesis, chest drainage (3.8) | 0.0637 | |
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (3.1) | <0.0001 | |
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography (7.9) | 0.0007 | |
Other therapeutic procedures, hemic and lymphatic system (2.8) | 0.1205 | |
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy (6.6) | 0.0062 | |
Gastrostomy, temporary and permanent (1.5) | 0.1035 | |
Oophorectomy, unilateral & bilateral (1.3) | 0.0062 | |
Partial excision bone (1.5) | 0.0769 | |
Treatment of fracture or dislocation (2.3) | 0.0513 | |
Arthroplasty (3.0) | 0.0014 | |
Amputation of lower extremity (1.1) | 0.1257 | |
Spinal fusion (1.0) | 0.0089 | |
Debridement of wound, infection or burn (1.5) | 0.0395 | |
Arterio or venogram (not heart or head) (2.2) | 0.0091 | |
Diagnostic ultrasound (33.5) | 0.0048 | |
Radioisotope scan (6.6) | 0.0667 | |
Physical therapy (4.7) | <0.0001 | 0.0015 |
Psychological and psychiatric evaluation and therapy (1.8) | <0.0001 | |
Enteral and parenteral nutrition (9.5) | 0.0063 | |
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Pharmaceutical treatments | | |
Number of unique medications | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
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Types of pharmaceutical treatments (% of sample) | | |
Sympathomimetic (adrenergic) agents (17.3) | 0.0241 | |
Anticholinergic agents (13.5) | 0.0054 | |
Skeletal muscle relaxants (5.4) | 0.0140 | |
Cardiac drugs (64.8) | 0.0445 | |
Hypotensive agents (37.7) | 0.0882 | |
Psychotherapeutic agents (35.0) | <0.0001 | |
Succinimides (27.8) | <0.0001 | 0.0015 |
Miscellaneous central nervous system agents (3.9) | 0.0923 | |
Opiate antagonists (1.4) | 0.0669 | |
Anorexigenic agents and respiratory & cerebral stimulants (1.4) | 0.0146 | |
Caloric agents (51.8) | 0.0244 | 0.0128 |
Irrigating solutions (7.3) | 0.0414 | |
Ammonia detoxicants (2.7) | 0.0785 | 0.0274 |
EENT anti-infectives (42.2) | 0.0002 | 0.0148 |
EENT carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (2.2) | 0.0404 | |
Miscellaneous GI drugs (59.8) | 0.1098 | |
Parathyroid (1.4) | 0.0228 | |
Anti-infectives (21.5) | 0.0346 | |
Anti-inflammatory agents (6.8) | 0.0438 | |
Multivitamin preparations (18.7) | 0.0425 | |
Vitamin B complex (7.4) | 0.1130 | |
Unclassified therapeutic agents (34.0) | 0.0619 | |
Tetracyclines (1.3) | 0.1135 | |
Opiate agonists (64.0) | 0.0034 | |
Barbiturates (2.8) | 0.0014 | |
Benzodiazepines (56.2) | 0.0024 | |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, & hypnotics (17.8) | 0.0022 | |
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Nursing treatments | | |
Nursing treatment types (% of sample) | | |
Fluid management (99.5) | 0.0098 | |
Bathing (93.5) | 0.0600 | |
Pressure ulcer care (91.5) | <0.0001 | 0.0005 |
Bowel management (88.2) | 0.1049 | |
Teaching (81.5) | 0.0003 | |
Discharge planning (76.0) | 0.0042 | |
Routine care: adult (56.2) | 0.0626 | |
Health screening (48.8) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Sleep enhancement (47.7) | 0.0572 | |
Oxygen therapy (42.4) | 0.0008 | |
Post-op care (27.8) | <0.0001 | |
Wound care (21.4) | 0.0137 | |
Neurologic monitoring (20.2) | 0.0002 | 0.0003 |
Analgesic administration (17.2) | 0.0723 | |
Fluid/electrolyte monitoring (15.1) | 0.0365 | |
Medication management (12.2) | 0.0678 | |
Nutrition management (11.3) | 0.0022 | |
Embolus precautions (9.4) | 0.0687 | |
Infection protection (8.9) | 0.0182 | |
Enteral tube feeding (9.4) | 0.0042 | |
Blood products administration (8.6) | 0.0004 | 0.0192 |
Restraint (8.5) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Postprocedure care (5.6) | 0.0219 | |
Specimen management (5.3) | 0.0079 | 0.0098 |
Active listening (4.8) | 0.0161 | 0.0003 |
Surgical preparation (4.1) | 0.1281 | 0.0441 |
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration: adult (3.4) | 0.0033 | |
Aspiration precautions (3.2) | 0.0233 | |
Anger control assistance (2.8) | 0.0177 | |
Mood management (2.5) | 0.0091 | 0.0004 |
Self-care assistance (2.2) | 0.1323 | |
Procedure preparation (2.1) | 0.1079 | |
Dementia management (1.6) | 0.0816 | |
Electroconvulsive therapy (1.6) | 0.0290 | |
Cast care: maintenance (1.1) | 0.0035 | 0.0037 |
Splinting (1.1) | 0.0086 | |
Music therapy (1.1) | 0.0036 | 0.0019 |
Medical immobilization (0.9) | 0.0356 | |
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