Table 2 Difference in participants’ distribution and characteristics between intervention and control hospitals for both pre-intervention and post-intervention survey
Pre-intervention 503 (55%) | Post-intervention 414 (45%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention 260 (52%) | Control 240 (48%) | Intervention 192 (49%) | Control 202 (51%) | |
Characteristics | ||||
Age, n (%) | ||||
≤ 25 years | 24 (10) | 17 (8) | 17 (10) | 13 (7) |
> 25–45 years | 149 (62) | 117 (54) | 101 (57) | 109 (59) |
> 45–60 years | 60 (25) | 76 (35) | 50 (28) | 58 (31) |
> 60 years | 9 (4) | 5 (2) | 8 (5) | 6 (3) |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 84 (34) | 75 (32) | 54 (29) | 70 (36) |
Female | 164 (66) | 160 (68) | 130 (71) | 125 (64) |
Work experience in emergency/stroke, n (%) | ||||
≤ 5 years | 90 (35) | 79 (34) | 49 (27) | 62 (32) |
> 5–10 years | 74 (29) | 68 (30) | 62 (34) | 64 (33) |
> 10–15 years | 38 (15) | 34 (15) | 26 (14) | 35 (18) |
> 15 years | 53 (21) | 48 (21) | 45 (25) | 34 (17) |
Staff type, n (%) | ||||
Physician | 74 (29) | 69 (30) | 47 (26) | 67 (34) |
Nurse | 181 (71) | 163 (70) | 137 (74) | 129 (66) |
Distribution | ||||
Location, n (%) | ||||
Metropolitan | 124 (48) | 170 (71) | 119 (62) | 152 (75) |
Regional | 136 (52) | 70 (29) | 73 (38) | 50 (25) |
Baseline thrombolysis rate, n (%) | ||||
Strata 1 | 106 (41) | 134 (56) | 82 (43) | 123 (61) |
Strata 2 | 127 (49) | 76 (32) | 83 (43) | 63 (31) |
Strata 3 | 27 (10) | 30 (12) | 27 (14) | 16 (8) |