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Table 3 Proxy rating of quality of care, by next of kin

From: Significance of quality of care for quality of life in persons with dementia at risk of nursing home admission: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Median

(Q1-Q3)

CLINT score, total (n = 150) (range 8–40a)

14

(11-16)

 Personal interaction (range 1–5a)

2

(2-3)

 Staff doing what you want them to do (range 1–5a)

2

(1-2)

 Staff being honest (range 1–5a)

1

(1-1)

 Hygiene (range 1–5a)

2

(1-3)

 Cleaning (range 1–5a)

2

(1-2)

 Food portions (range 1–5a)

1

(1-2)

 Appreciating meals (range 1–5a)

2

(1-2)

 Overall satisfaction (range 1–5a)

1

(1-2)

 

n

(%)

Receiving dementia-specific care

140

(79)

Satisfaction with dementia-specific care

 Very satisfied

83

(60)

 Satisfied

49

(35)

 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

6

(4)

 Dissatisfied

  

 Very dissatisfied

2

(1)

Quality of care indicators (n = 177)

 Daily painb

54

(31)

 Fall the past month

40

(23)

 Injured when falling

16

(40)

 Pressure ulcerc

1

(0,6)

 Weight loss ≥4% the previous yearc

52

(29)

  1. a The underlined score is the most favourable score
  2. bmissing n = 2; cmissing n = 15
  3. CLINT = Client Interview instrument