Table 5

Summary of data from all wards from this study (South Australia, n ≅ 217) compared to data obtained from Alberta nurses in the KUSP study (n ≅ 152), including the ratio of the two mean scores.

Dimensions of context

Measure

South Australia

Alberta

Ratio

SD

SD


1. Leadership

Mean

3.8

0.8

3.6

1.0

1.06

2. Culture

Mean

3.9

0.6

3.8

0.7

1.03

3. Feedback processes

Mean

3.2

0.9

2.8

0.9

1.14

4. Information sharing interaction

Median

3

2

5. Information sharing activities

Median

2

2

6. Information sharing social processes

Mean

4.0

0.5

3.83

0.6

1.05

7. Structural and electronic resources

Median

3

5

8. Organisation slack - Human resources

Mean

2.9

1.1

NR

9. Organisation slack - Space

Mean

2.6

1.0

NR

10. Organisation slack - Time

Mean

2.9

0.6

NR

11. Organisational slack

Median

8.7

5.5


Dimensions in bold are calculated as mean values, those in normal font as the sum of dichotomised (0 or 1) items.

NR = not reported

Schultz and Kitson Implementation Science 2010 5:60   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-60

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