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Table 4 Experiences of residents, representatives and clients: number of valid responses and composite scores* of scales

From: Measuring client experiences in long-term care in the Netherlands: a pilot study with the Consumer Quality Index Long-term Care

 

Somatic care

(residents)

Psychogeriatric care

(representatives)

Homecare

(clients)

 

n

Mean (s.d.)

n

Mean (s.d.)

n

Mean (s.d.)

Scales (1 'never/no' - 4 'always/yes'):

      

Shared decision making

2134

2.57 (0.84)

1959

2.74 (0.70)

1267

2.99 (0.68)

Communication and information:

      

- Attitude and courtesy of care providers

2288

3.38 (0.62)

1930

3.44 (0.55)

1230

3.53 (0.57)

- Information

2108

2.70 (0.63)

1979

3.08 (0.51)

1234

3.12 (0.55)

- Telephone access/communication

-

-

1922

3.34 (0.57)

904

3.33 (0.69)

Physical well-being:

      

- Body care

1087

3.33 (0.71)

1558

3.03 (0.64)

241

3.40 (0.66)

- Meals

2221

3.43 (0.52)

1643

3.39 (0.52)

-

-

Competency and safety of care:

2107

3.35 (0.56)

1781

3.17 (0.51)

1213

3.56 (0.46)

- Safety of care#

    

87

3.48 (0.70)

- Reliability of homecare providers

-

-

-

-

1262

3.72 (0.40)

Living environment:

      

- Atmosphere

2272

3.23 (0.61)

1912

3.08 (0.56)

-

-

- Housing and privacy

2298

3.59 (0.57)

1955

3.12 (0.86)

-

-

Participation and autonomy:

      

- Activities

2207

3.25 (0.60)

1690

2.87 (0.71)

932

3.08 (0.75)

- Autonomy

2298

3.44 (0.70)

1087

2.75 (0.95)

1271

3.53 (0.41)

Mental well-being

2174

3.11 (0.63)

1285

3.30 (0.61)

1254

3.44 (0.44)

Safety of living environment

-$

-$

-$

-$

441

3.45 (0.83)

Availability and continuity of care:

      

- Availability of personnel

2145

2.86 (0.68)

1612

2.93 (0.61)

1130

3.41 (0.55)

- Waiting time for homecare

-

-

-

-

1153

3.45 (0.67)

- Flexibility of homecare

-

-

-

-

537

3.65 (0.86)

Overall ratings (0 'worst' - 10 'best'):

      

Care institution

2255

7.70 (1.32)

1952

7.39 (1.35)

1248

8.10 (1.35)

Caregivers (personal care staff)

2229

7.94 (1.24)

1943

7.67 (1.22)

1235

8.36 (1.31)

  1. * mean scores were only calculated if at least one out of every two items of a scale was completed (<50% missings per scale)
  2. # items on Competency and Safety of care form two separate scales care in the Homecare-questionnaire
  3. $ results are not shown because of unreliable scales