Table 2 Referral rates distribution according to characteristics of Nursing Homes in Haifa sub district in 2006–2007 (univariant ANOVA procedure)
From: Variables correlated with elderly referral from nursing homes to general hospitals
Variable | N | Average referral rate | F (df) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialized medical manager: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 General | 19 | 73.9 | 1.641 | 0.210 |
 Specialized | 13 | 55 | (1) | |
Physician availability per day | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Up to 8 hours | 15 | 75.7 | 0.787 | 0.465 |
 9–12 hours | 8 | 61.6 | (2) | |
 13 and more hours | 9 | 54.6 |  | |
Registered nurse availability per shift | Â | Â | Â | |
 Morning | 6 | 72.3 | 0.106 | 0.900 |
 Morning and afternoon | 10 | 62.2 | (2) | |
 Morning, afternoon and night | 16 | 66.5 |  | |
Referral form* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Direct | 25 | 56.6 | 7.461 | 0.010 |
 Indirect | 7 | 100.7 | (1) | |
Knowledge among medical managers | Â | Â | Â | |
 No correct answers | 1 | 98 |  | 0.854 |
 One answer of the four correct | 4 | 82.7 | 0.333 | |
 Two answers of the four correct | 9 | 61.1 | (4) | |
 Three answers of the four correct | 15 | 63.9 |  | |
 All answers correct | 3 | 60.7 |  | |