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Items
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1. Family members make too much noise and disturb other residents with Alzheimer’s.a
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67
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5 (1–6)
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3.40 (1.338)
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3.47 (36)
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3.29 (28)
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2. It seems that when families come to the Alzheimer’s unit, the residents get more agitated.a
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67
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5 (2–7)
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3.54 (1.295)
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3.58 (36)
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3.54 (28)
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3. Family members should remember that they are visitors at the institution and should strictly follow our rules.
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65
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6 (1–7)
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3.57 (1.912)
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3.97 (35)
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3.07 (27)
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4. The institution’s rules about family member visits should be more strict.a
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66
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5 (2–7)
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5.18 (1.435)
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5.39 (36)
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3.96 (27)
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5. When families are with their relatives, they often stay too long.a
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66
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5 (2–7)
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5.32 (1.361)
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5.49 (35)
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5.18 (28)
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6. Family members often bring ideas that are helpful about how to care for their relatives.
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67
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5 (2–7)
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4.7 (1.206)
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4.75 (36)
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4.54 (28)
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7. Working with the family is an important part of my work.
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67
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5 (2–7)
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5.85 (0.942)
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5.97 (36)
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5.61 (28)
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8. Family members are good about helping with the care of the residents with Alzheimer’s.
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67
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5 (2–7)
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4.85 (1.258)
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5.08 (36)
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4.50 (28)
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9. Family members should have as much say as possible concerning the care of their relatives.
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67
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6 (1–7)
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4.55 (1.699)
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4.97 (36)
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3.93 (28)
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10. Most family members rarely come to see their relatives with Alzheimer’s.a
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67
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5 (2–7)
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4.30 (1.337)
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4.42 (36)
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4.07 (28)
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11. Most family members won’t accept that their relatives with Alzheimer’s are mentally incompetent.a
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67
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6 (1–7)
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3.84 (1.298)
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3.92 (36)
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3.75 (28)
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12. Family members have too many requests that make my work more difficult.a
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67
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6 (1–7)
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3.91 (1.535)
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4.11 (36)
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3.54 (28)
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13. Most family members know a lot about how to relate to their relatives with Alzheimer’s.
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66
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6 (1–7)
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4.08 (1.328)
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4.20 (35)
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3.93 (28)
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14. When family members are on the Alzheimer’s unit, they seem to not know what to do.a
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66
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5 (2–7)
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4.35 (1.330)
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4.47 (36)
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4.22 (27)
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15. Family members understand that we care for a number of residents with Alzheimer’s and cannot always do the things they request.
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67
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5 (2–7)
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4.03 (1.359)
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4.03 (36)
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4.04 (28)
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16. Most residents with Alzheimer’s ignore their families that are with them and don’t seem to care if they are there or not.a
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67
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5 (2–7)
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5.22 (1.391)
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5.14 (36)
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5.29 (28)
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