Model-based estimates of the OR for a better score on the DIS outcomes with increasing values of average patients per nurse
| DIS item | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||
| All sites | Excluding site 21 | |||||
| OR (95% CI) | P (OR<1) | OR (95% CI) | P (OR<1) | OR (95% CI) | P (OR<1) | |
| Communication quality | 0.97 (0.84 to 1.15) | 65.9% | 0.95 (0.81 to 1.19) | 68.5% | 1.02 (0.78 to 1.37) | 43.5% |
| Apprehension | 1.10 (0.89 to 1.34) | 18.1% | 0.94 (0.79 to 1.12) | 78.6% | 1.01 (0.76 to 1.33) | 47.0% |
| Care is timely and quality | 0.95 (0.79 to 1.17) | 68.2% | 0.87 (0.71 to 1.11) | 87.9% | 0.82 (0.59 to 1.17) | 87.3% |
| Influence care | 0.87 (0.74 to 1.01) | 97.0% | 0.85 (0.73 to 0.98) | 98.5% | 0.78 (0.58 to 1.01) | 97.1% |
Data were extracted from the DIS. Multivariable proportional odds models were adjusted for transplant program hospital, medical emergency team hospital, overnight in-house fellow coverage, mean Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System Score and evaluating processes of care and outcomes of children in hospital intervention. The relative change in the odds of a better DIS outcome for a one unit increase in the patient-to-nurse ratio. An OR<1 means that the DIS Score worsens with an increasing patient-to-nurse ratio.
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