Table 4 Staff component characteristics
Staff | Total (n = 106) | Type of hospital | Healthcare setting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public (n = 76) | Private (n = 30) | P value | Metropolitan (n = 60) | Rural (n = 46) | P value | ||
Availability of qualified intensivists | 39 (36.79%) [Obs = 105] | 21 (27.63%) [Obs = 76] | 18 (60.00%) [Obs = 29] | 0.001 | 29 (48.33%) [Obs = 59] | 10 (21.74%) [Obs = 46] | 0.004 |
Availability of trainee doctors/medical officers | 101 (95.28%) [Obs = 105] | 72 (94.74%) [Obs = 75] | 29 (96.67%) [Obs = 30] | 1.00 | 57 (95.00%) [Obs = 60] | 44 (95.65%) [Obs = 45] | 0.63 |
Nurses assigned to ICU | |||||||
Presence of nurses in ICU | 100 (94.34%) [Obs = 100] | 70 (92.11%) [Obs = 70] | 30 (100.00%) [Obs = 30] | 0.18 | 58 (96.67%) [Obs = 58] | 42 (91.30%) [Obs = 42] | 0.40 |
Availability of optimal nurse ratio (1:2/1:3) | 58 (54.72%) [Obs = 99] | 31 (40.79%) [Obs = 69] | 27 (90.00%) [Obs = 30] | < 0.001 | 43 (71.67%) [Obs = 57] | 15 (32.61%) [Obs = 42] | < 0.001 |
Ancillary staff/services | |||||||
Access to pharmacist | 73 (68.87%) [Obs = 106] | 51 (67.11%) [Obs = 76] | 22 (73.33%) [Obs = 30] | 0.53 | 44 (73.33%) [Obs = 60] | 29 (63.04%) [Obs = 46] | 0.26 |
Physical therapist | 73 (68.87%) [Obs = 105] | 48 (63.16%) [Obs = 75] | 25 (83.33%) [Obs = 30] | 0.052 | 44 (73.33%) [Obs = 60] | 29 (63.04%) [Obs = 45] | 0.33 |
Dietician | 38 (35.85%) [Obs = 106] | 18 (23.68%) [Obs = 76] | 20 (66.67%) [Obs = 30] | < 0.001 | 30 (50.00%) [Obs = 60] | 8 (17.39%) [Obs = 46] | < 0.001 |
Dedicated housekeeping/cleaning staff | 94 (88.70%) [Obs = 104] | 65 (85.52%) [Obs = 74] | 29 (96.67%) [Obs = 30] | 0.27 | 57 (95.00%) [Obs = 60] | 37 (80.43%) [Obs = 44] | 0.092 |