Table 4 Quality of life self-reported by the persons with dementia, and proxy assessment of quality of care
Behavioral competence | Environmental quality | Perceived Quality of life | Psychological well-being | QoL-AD Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Q1-Q3 | P-value1 | Median | Q1-Q3 | P-value1 | Median | Q1-Q3 | P-value1 | Median | Q1-Q3 | P-value1 | Median | Q1-Q3 | P-value1 | |
Pain | .026 | .813 | .658 | .006 | .060 | ||||||||||
Yes | 2.3 | 2.0-2.6 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 2.7 | 2.5-3.0 | 35.0 | 32.0-39.0 | |||||
No | 2.6 | 2.2-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7-3.3 | 37.0 | 34.0-39.0 | |||||
Fall | .323 | .264 | .734 | .297 | .642 | ||||||||||
Yes | 2.2 | 1.8-2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-4.0 | 2.7 | 2.7-3.3 | 35.0 | 32.0-40.0 | |||||
No | 2.6 | 2.2-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7-3.0 | 36.0 | 34.0-39.0 | |||||
Injured when fallen | .868 | .645 | .551 | .389 | .690 | ||||||||||
Yes | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0-4.0 | 2.8 | 2.3-3.6 | 36.0 | 32.0-42.0 | |||||
No | 2.4 | 1.7-2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.8 | 2.7 | 2.2-3.3 | 35.0 | 31.0-39.0 | |||||
Weight loss ≥4% | .729 | .273 | .542 | .636 | .591 | ||||||||||
Yes | 2.4 | 2.0-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7-3.0 | 36.0 | 33.0-38.0 | |||||
No | 2.6 | 2.0-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 2.7 | 2.3-3.0 | 36.0 | 33.0-39.0 | |||||
Receiving specific dementia care | .824 | .318 | .976 | .794 | .779 | ||||||||||
Yes | 2.5 | 2.2-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7-3.0 | 36.0 | 33.0-39.0 | |||||
No | 2.6 | 2.2-2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3-3.3 | 36.0 | 33.3-39.3 | |||||
CLINT Total | .059 | .039 | .067 | .220 | .006 | ||||||||||
High satisfaction (0-13) | 2.6 | 2.4-2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.3 | 39.0 | 34.5-40.0 | |||||
Low satisfaction (14-40) | 2.4 | 2.2-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5-3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0-3.7 | 2.7 | 2.7-3.0 | 35.0 | 32.3-38.0 | |||||