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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 | |
|
| Severity of illness | | |
| Severity of illness | <0.0001 | |
|
| 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 | |
|
| Past hospitalizations | | |
| Past hospitalizations | 0.0199 | |
|
| 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 | |
|
| Pharmaceutical treatments | | |
| Number of unique medications | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
|
| 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 | |
|
| 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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