The impact of facility characteristics on the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Predictors of antipsychotic medication use

	Unstandardized coefficients B	Standardized coefficients β	t	Sig
Medical director has no specialization in geriatrics	11.74	0.46	3.86	0.001
Has a "mentally frail" unit	15.51	0.47	3.65	0.001
Most residents are self-pay	−15.62	−0.64	−3.68	0.001
For-profit facility	−9.80	−0.37	−2.83	0.008
Shortage of social workers	9.76	0.31	2.48	0.019
Shortage of occupational therapists	8.29	0.33	2.52	0.017
^aRecreational activities are not diversified and not adequate	18.60	0.32	2.49	0.018
^bUnsafe/non-fitting self-aid equipment	7.70	0.31	2.18	0.037

Sig significance
^aRecreational activities were measured by an inspector who is an occupational therapist
^bAids were judged as being safe and well-fitting according to an inspector who is a nurse

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