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Table 1 Resident Characteristics

From: The associations between staffing hours and quality of care indicators in long-term care

 

Mean (SD)

Female (%)

68.9 (9.8)

Age (years)

82.7 (2.9)

Age < 65 years (%)

9.3 (8.5)

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (%)

66.9 (24.9)

Activities of daily living impairmenta (%)

52.3 (12.0)

Cognitive impairmentb (%)

63.1 (23.9)

Depressive symptomsc (%)

29.7 (20.1)

Mildly aggressive behaviorsd (%)

58.5 (21.4)

Severely aggressive behaviorse (%)

18.6 (13.3)

Unstable healthf (%)

21.8 (9.0)

Bladder incontinence daily (%)

68.7 (13.0)

Wandering behaviors (%)

24.7 (16.8)

Wheelchair primarily used for mobility (%)

58.3 (14.9)

RUG-III case mix index

1.098 (0.068)

  1. aDefined as a score of 4 or more in Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADL); score range is 0–16
  2. bDefined as a score of 3 or more in Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS); score range is 0–6
  3. cDefined as a score of 3 or more in Depression Rating Score (DRS); score range is 0–14
  4. dDefined as a score of 1 or more in Aggressive Behavior Scale (ABS); score range is 0–12
  5. eDefined as a score of 5 or more in Aggressive Behavior Scale (ABS); score range is 0–12
  6. fDefined as a score of 2 or more in Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease, and Signs and Symptoms Score (CHESS); score range is 0–5
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BMC Health Services Research

ISSN: 1472-6963

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