Table 4.
Change in Average Accurate Assessment by Care Partner of Person Living With Dementia’s Preferences by Four Categories of Questions (n = 29)
| Question categories | Baseline mean accuracy score, % (SD) | Post-test mean accuracy score, % (SD) | M diff (post–pre), % (SD) | t Value | p Value | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care partners’ knowledge of values of persons living with dementia, (four questions)a | 74.11% (23.06%) | 81.25% (22.18%) | +7.14% (27.94%) | 1.35 | .187 | 0.26 |
| Care partners’ knowledge of preferences of persons living with dementia for featured technology categories (seven questions) | 41.87% (26.43%) | 72.41% (24.12%) | +30.54% (32.33%) | 5.09 | <.001 | 0.94 |
| Care partners’ knowledge of preferences of persons living with dementia for alternative options (eight questions) | 60.34% (20.61%) | 77.16% (17.70%) | +16.81% (24.84%) | 3.64 | .001 | 0.68 |
| Care partners’ knowledge of preferences of persons living with dementia for technology use options (five questions) | 77.07% (22.50%) | 85.34% (20.00%) | +8.28% (12.55%) | 3.55 | .001 | 0.66 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
aThe values questions showed the least improvement, a finding that might be impacted by the lack of variation in responses by participants living with dementia and the blunt measure used to assess care partners’ accuracy.