Best practice transfer by public health nurses in Japan: actual conditions and related factors

BMC Nursing

Table 4 Related factors of experience of BPT in service development (logistic regression analysis)

			N=687
Independent variable	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P-value
F: Knowledge of BPT: Consulted websites and relevant materials	4.23	2.53–7.07	< 0.001	*
W: Organizational culture that promotes BPT	4.14	2.85–6.02	< 0.001	*
P: Willingness to perform BPT going forward	2.78	1.53–5.07	0.001	*
F: Knowledge of BPT: Only heard of it	2.07	1.23–3.48	0.006	*
W: Opportunities for learning about BPT	1.71	1.16–2.51	0.006	*
R: Criteria to evaluate the applicability of best practice: Clarification of success factors and how to meet challenges	1.48	1.03–2.12	0.035	*

Adjustment variables: 4 groups of years of experience as PHN and 2 groups of affiliation; P < 0.05 *
(Years of experience: 5 years or less = 0 as standard. Affiliation: Local government office = 1, Health center = 0)
Category code for each factor: W; Workplace environment, F; Facilitating factors, R; Realization factors,
P; Willingness to perform

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