TIME to reduce agitation in persons with dementia in nursing homes. A process evaluation of a complex intervention

Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Myhre, Janne; Selbaek, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Benth, Jūratė Šaltytė; Bergh, Sverre

doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4168-0

Table 5 Outcome measures on effectiveness at staff level and change in current practice at ward level (adoption). Mean scores and 95% confidence intervals (CI) before start of the intervention (Month 0), 6 and 12 months, and results of linear mixed models

From: TIME to reduce agitation in persons with dementia in nursing homes. A process evaluation of a complex intervention

Group	Within-group values								Difference between groups
	Month 0		Month 6		Month 12		p-values for change		p-values
	N	Mean (95% CI)	N	Mean (95% CI)		Mean (95% CI)	Month 0 to Month 6	Month 0 to Month 12	Month 0	Month 6	Month 12
ADQ sum score
Intervention	364	71.4 (70.6; 72.1)	188	71.8 (70.8; 72.7)	141	72.7 (71.6; 73.8)	0.454	0.029	0.434	0.817	0.825
Control	441	71.0 (70.3; 71.7)	222	71.7 (70.8; 72.6)	156	72.5 (71.5; 73.5)	0.130	0.006	0.434	0.817	0.825
ADQ hope score
Intervention	364	26.1 (25.1; 26.8)	188	26.2 (25.5; 27.0)	141	27.1 (26.3; 27.8)	0.809	0.012	0.653	0.179	0.884
Control	441	25.9 (25.4; 26.5)	222	26.9 (26.2; 27.6)	156	27.2 (26.5; 28.0)	0.003	0.001	0.653	0.179	0.884
ADQ person centred score
Intervention	365	45.3 (44.8; 45.7)	188	45.6 (45.0; 46.2)	141	45.6 (44.9; 46.2)	0.346	0.377	0.499	0.053	0.460
Control	441	45.0 (44.6; 45.5)	222	44.8 (44.2; 45.3)	156	45.2 (44.6; 45.9)	0.358	0.572	0.499	0.053	0.460
The Competence Questionnaire Score
Intervention	365	28.5 (27.9; 28,6)	188	29.1 (28.5; 29.8)	141	29.5 (28.8; 30.3)	0.035	0.002	0.781	0.337	0.102
Control	441	28.3 (27.8; 28.9)	222	28.7 (28.1; 29.3)	156	28.7 (29.0; 29.4)	0.230	0.273	0.781	0.337	0.102
QPS-Nordic (mastery score)
Intervention	366	23.6 (23.5; 24.4)	188	24.0 (23.8; 24.6)	141	24.1 (23.5; 24.6)	0.776	0.700	0.456	0.812	0.850
Control	441	24.2 (23.8; 24.6)	222	23.9 (23.5; 24.4)	156	24.1 (23.6; 24.7)	0.300	0.874	0.456	0.812	0.850
QPS-Nordic (social interaction score)
Intervention	366	23.0 (22.3; 23.6)	188	23.0 (22.2; 23.7)	141	22.7 (21.9; 23.5)	0.991	0.441	0.478	0.473	0.547
Control	441	23.3 (22.7; 23.9)	222	22.6 (21.9; 23.3)	156	23.0 (22.3; 23.8)	0.009	0.423	0.478	0.473	0.547
The Current Practice Questionnaire
Intervention	21	47.0 (44.3; 49.7)	21	52.4 (46.7; 55.2)	20	51.8 (49.0; 54.6)	<0.001	0.001	0.912	0.338	0.337
Control	24	46.8 (44.3; 49.3)	23	50.6 (48.0; 53.2)	22	49.9 (47.2; 52.6)	0.006	0.026	0.912	0.338	0.337

Notes: ADQ, Attitudes to Dementia Questionnaire, sum score, range 19–95; ADQ hope score, range 8–40; ADQ person centred score, range 11–55; The Competence Questionnaire, range 7–35; QPS-Nordic, General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work. mastery score, range 6–30: QPS-Nordic, social interaction score range 6–30; The Current Practice Questionnaire, range 13–65

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