Development of a novel benchmark method to identify and characterize best practices in home care across six European countries: design, baseline, and rationale of the IBenC project

van der Roest, Henriëtte G.; van Eenoo, Liza; van Lier, Lisanne I.; Onder, Graziano; Garms-Homolová, Vjenka; Smit, Johannes H.; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Draisma, Stasja; Declercq, Anja; Bosmans, Judith E.; van Hout, Hein P. J.

doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4109-y

Table 1 Characteristics home care organizations

From: Development of a novel benchmark method to identify and characterize best practices in home care across six European countries: design, baseline, and rationale of the IBenC project

	Total	Belgium	Finland	Germany	Iceland	Italy	The Netherlands	p-value
	n = 36	n = 18	n = 3	n = 9	n = 1	n = 2	n = 3
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Public ownership	6 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0.000
Private ownership	30 (83.3)	18 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	9 (100.0)	0(0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	0.000
Not for profit	25 (83.3)	18 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	5 (55.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (66.7)	0.010
Mainly nursing care	20 (55.6)	18 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (66.7)	0.000
Mix nursing and social care	16 (44.4)	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	1 (33.3)	0.000
Years since foundation (mean ± SD)	32.8 ± 19.3	47.2 ± 14.6	6.0 ± 4.6	23.6 ± 7.3	6.0	33.0 ± 5.7	10.3 ± 4.2	0.000
Rural area	6 (16.7)	3 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (22.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (33.3)	0.060
Number of clients
≤ 100	10 (24.9)	6 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	4 (57.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.003
101–500	6 (17.6)	3 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	3 (42.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
501–1000	10 (29.4)	8 (44.4)	2 (66.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
> 1000	8 (23.5)	1 (5.6)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	3 (100.0)
Average team size (mean ± SD)	5.5 ± 1.7	4.9 ± 1.0	7.0	4.9 ± 1.0	7.0 ± 0.0	8.5 ± 0.7	6.7 ± 4.0	0.000
Number of nurses (mean ± SD)	399.0 ± 1519.5	33.9 ± 23.6	127.3 ± 85.2	N/D	135.0	N/D	4224.0 ± 4596.2	0.000
Organisation provides case management	22 (62.9)	13 (76.5)	3 (100.0)	1 (11.1)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	2 (66.7)	0.009
Organisation checks eligibility criteria client after referral	11 (30.6)	4 (22.2)	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	1 (33.3)	0.003
Always care professional on call	24 (66.7)	16 (88.9)	2 (66.7)	2 (22.2)	1 (100.0)	1 (50.0)	2 (66.7)	0.026
Organisation assesses quality of care	29 (80.6)	11 (61.1)	3 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	1 (100.0)	2 (100.0)	3 (100.0)	0.122
Voluntary	7 (25.0)	4 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (50.0)	1 (33.3)	0.073
Legal obligation	10 (35.7)	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	7 (77.8)	1 (100.0)	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Both voluntary and legal obligation	11 (39.3)	5 (50.0)	2 (66.7)	2 (22.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (66.7)

N/D No data

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