Unveiling antimicrobial stewardship competence among Italian nurses: results from a nationwide survey

Table 3 AMS structure and process scores by workplace characteristics

Variable	Structure			Process
Variable	Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value
Workplace ^a, n. (%)
Medical	388 (51.9)	359 (48.1)	0.015	613 (82.1)	134 (17.9)	0.589
Surgical	209 (45.5)	250 (54.5)		387 (84.3)	72 (15.7)
Intensive care	244 (54.8)	201 (45.2)		367 (82.5)	78 (17.5)
Hospital ^b, n. (%)
Second level	289 (47.3)	322 (52.7)	0.052	504 (82.5)	107 (17.5)	0.081
First level	308 (54.3)	259 (45.7)		484 (85.4)	83 (14.6)
Basic	244 (51.6)	229 (48.4)		379 (80.1)	97 (19.9)
Region ^c, n. (%)
Central-Northern Italy	531 (53.1)	469 (46.9)	0.029	822 (82.2)	178 (17.8)	0.425
Central-Southern Italy and Islands	310 (47.6)	341 (52.4)		545 (83.7)	106 (16.3)

AMS, Antimicrobial Stewardship; SD, Standard Deviation
^a Medical area includes: Medical area, Geriatric and Rehabilitation area. Surgical area includes: Orthopedic and General Surgery area
^b Second level Hospital: 300,000–1,200,000. First level Hospital: 150,000–300,000. Basic Hospital: 80,000–150,000. Hospital classification from www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2015/06/04/15G00084/sg
^c Central-Northern Italy: Lombardia, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, Piemonte, Liguria and Toscana. Central-Southern Italy and Islands: Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Sicilia, Abruzzo, Calabria, Umbria, Campania, Basilicata, Sardegna

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