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Table 5 Descriptive statistics AFC

From: How staff characteristics influence residential care facility staff’s attitude toward person-centered care and informal care

AFCa

N =

Range (minimum – maximum)

Mean (SD)

Care staff mean (N)b

Welfare staff mean (N)

Items

1. Family members make too much noise and disturb other residents with Alzheimer’s.a

67

5 (1–6)

3.40 (1.338)

3.47 (36)

3.29 (28)

2. It seems that when families come to the Alzheimer’s unit, the residents get more agitated.a

67

5 (2–7)

3.54 (1.295)

3.58 (36)

3.54 (28)

3. Family members should remember that they are visitors at the institution and should strictly follow our rules.

65

6 (1–7)

3.57 (1.912)

3.97 (35)

3.07 (27)

4. The institution’s rules about family member visits should be more strict.a

66

5 (2–7)

5.18 (1.435)

5.39 (36)

3.96 (27)

5. When families are with their relatives, they often stay too long.a

66

5 (2–7)

5.32 (1.361)

5.49 (35)

5.18 (28)

6. Family members often bring ideas that are helpful about how to care for their relatives.

67

5 (2–7)

4.7 (1.206)

4.75 (36)

4.54 (28)

7. Working with the family is an important part of my work.

67

5 (2–7)

5.85 (0.942)

5.97 (36)

5.61 (28)

8. Family members are good about helping with the care of the residents with Alzheimer’s.

67

5 (2–7)

4.85 (1.258)

5.08 (36)

4.50 (28)

9. Family members should have as much say as possible concerning the care of their relatives.

67

6 (1–7)

4.55 (1.699)

4.97 (36)

3.93 (28)

10. Most family members rarely come to see their relatives with Alzheimer’s.a

67

5 (2–7)

4.30 (1.337)

4.42 (36)

4.07 (28)

11. Most family members won’t accept that their relatives with Alzheimer’s are mentally incompetent.a

67

6 (1–7)

3.84 (1.298)

3.92 (36)

3.75 (28)

12. Family members have too many requests that make my work more difficult.a

67

6 (1–7)

3.91 (1.535)

4.11 (36)

3.54 (28)

13. Most family members know a lot about how to relate to their relatives with Alzheimer’s.

66

6 (1–7)

4.08 (1.328)

4.20 (35)

3.93 (28)

14. When family members are on the Alzheimer’s unit, they seem to not know what to do.a

66

5 (2–7)

4.35 (1.330)

4.47 (36)

4.22 (27)

15. Family members understand that we care for a number of residents with Alzheimer’s and cannot always do the things they request.

67

5 (2–7)

4.03 (1.359)

4.03 (36)

4.04 (28)

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

67

5 (2–7)

5.22 (1.391)

5.14 (36)

5.29 (28)

  1. a Cronbach’s a for the overall scale was 0.73
  2. b Three staff members mentioned functions that could not be classified as a care or a welfare function