Variable | Intervention Group (N = 20) | Control Group (N = 20) |
---|---|---|
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients | ||
Age in years, mean (SD) | 81.7 (7.9) | 81.3 (6.9) |
Female, n (%) | 15 (75.0) | 14 (70.0) |
Dementia diagnosis, n (%) | 11 (55.0) | 11 (55.0) |
Clinical Dementia Rating scale, CDR (%) | ||
No cognitive impairment | 0 | 0 |
Mild cognitive impairment | 0 | 1 (5.0) |
Mild dementia | 12 (60.0) | 6 (30.0) |
Moderate dementia | 7 (35.0) | 11 (55.0) |
Severe dementia | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.0) |
General Medical Health Rating scale (%) | ||
Excellent | 0 | 0 |
Good | 9 (45.0) | 10 (50.0) |
Fair | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) |
Poor | 4 (20.0) | 2 (10.0) |
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (SD) | 8.7 (5.5)1 | 9.4 (6.7)1 |
Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home version (NPI- | ||
NH) NPI-NH affective subsyndrome score (SD) | 10.1 (6.6) | 12.6 (7.0)a |
NPI-NH Sum, (SD) | 18.9 (9.6) | 29.9 (18.1) |
NPI-NH distress scale sum (SD) | 6.7 (4.6) | 8.4 (6.0) |
Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia Scale, (SD) | 22.7 (6.4) | 24.6 (7.9) |
Relatives Stress Scale, (SD) | 22.9 (13.5) | 28.3 (12.3)b |
Rejection of Care MDS-E0800, n (%) | ||
Behavior not exhibited, (%) | 17 (85.0) | 10 (50.0) |
Behavior of this type occurred 1–3 days, (%) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) |
Behavior of this type occurred 4–6 days, (%) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (15.0) |
Behavior of this type occurred daily, (%) | 0 | 3 (15.0) |
Description of the home care services | ||
Number of visits from home care services last month (SD) | 75.0 (37.0)a | 72.7 (41.1) |
Number of hours of help from home care services last month (SD) | 27.9 (23.2)a | 24.5 (14.9) |
Number of minutes per visit from home care services (SD) | 20.0 (9.2)a | 20.5 (7.1) |
Number of staff in home care services (SD) | 73.2 (103.5)c | 44.3 (23.6)d |
Number of patients in home care services (SD) | 218.0 (109.0)c | 205.0 (67.7)d |
Number of staff visiting the patient last week (SD) | 10.0 (4.3)c | 9.5 (4.2)d |