| Experimental group | Control group |
---|---|---|
Department | Clinic of Internal Medicine, | Clinic of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology |
 | Department of Geriatrics (DG) | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (DOS) |
Facilities * | Single bed rooms | Before relocation: single, double or four –bed rooms |
After relocation: single bed rooms | ||
Number of beds in the ward | 15 | 19 before / 24 after relocation |
Organization of ward | 5 beds dedicated for hip fracture patients allocated to one single cluster | Hip fracture patients spread among other patients |
Staff working bed-side (number per bed) | Nurses/assistant nurses: 1.67 | Nurses/assistant nurses: 1.48 |
 | Doctors : 0.13 | Doctors: 0.11 (0.08 after relocation) |
 | Physiotherapists: 0.13 | Physiotherapists: 0.09 (0.07 after relocation) |
 | Occupational therapists: 0.13 | Occupational therapists: 0 |