Table 4.
Experiences of residents, representatives and clients: number of valid responses and composite scores* of scales
| Somatic care (residents) |
Psychogeriatric care (representatives) |
Homecare (clients) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (s.d.) | n | Mean (s.d.) | n | Mean (s.d.) | |
| Scales (1 'never/no' - 4 'always/yes'): | ||||||
| Shared decision making | 2134 | 2.57 (0.84) | 1959 | 2.74 (0.70) | 1267 | 2.99 (0.68) |
| Communication and information: | ||||||
| - Attitude and courtesy of care providers | 2288 | 3.38 (0.62) | 1930 | 3.44 (0.55) | 1230 | 3.53 (0.57) |
| - Information | 2108 | 2.70 (0.63) | 1979 | 3.08 (0.51) | 1234 | 3.12 (0.55) |
| - Telephone access/communication | - | - | 1922 | 3.34 (0.57) | 904 | 3.33 (0.69) |
| Physical well-being: | ||||||
| - Body care | 1087 | 3.33 (0.71) | 1558 | 3.03 (0.64) | 241 | 3.40 (0.66) |
| - Meals | 2221 | 3.43 (0.52) | 1643 | 3.39 (0.52) | - | - |
| Competency and safety of care: | 2107 | 3.35 (0.56) | 1781 | 3.17 (0.51) | 1213 | 3.56 (0.46) |
| - Safety of care# | 87 | 3.48 (0.70) | ||||
| - Reliability of homecare providers | - | - | - | - | 1262 | 3.72 (0.40) |
| Living environment: | ||||||
| - Atmosphere | 2272 | 3.23 (0.61) | 1912 | 3.08 (0.56) | - | - |
| - Housing and privacy | 2298 | 3.59 (0.57) | 1955 | 3.12 (0.86) | - | - |
| Participation and autonomy: | ||||||
| - Activities | 2207 | 3.25 (0.60) | 1690 | 2.87 (0.71) | 932 | 3.08 (0.75) |
| - Autonomy | 2298 | 3.44 (0.70) | 1087 | 2.75 (0.95) | 1271 | 3.53 (0.41) |
| Mental well-being | 2174 | 3.11 (0.63) | 1285 | 3.30 (0.61) | 1254 | 3.44 (0.44) |
| Safety of living environment | -$ | -$ | -$ | -$ | 441 | 3.45 (0.83) |
| Availability and continuity of care: | ||||||
| - Availability of personnel | 2145 | 2.86 (0.68) | 1612 | 2.93 (0.61) | 1130 | 3.41 (0.55) |
| - Waiting time for homecare | - | - | - | - | 1153 | 3.45 (0.67) |
| - Flexibility of homecare | - | - | - | - | 537 | 3.65 (0.86) |
| Overall ratings (0 'worst' - 10 'best'): | ||||||
| Care institution | 2255 | 7.70 (1.32) | 1952 | 7.39 (1.35) | 1248 | 8.10 (1.35) |
| Caregivers (personal care staff) | 2229 | 7.94 (1.24) | 1943 | 7.67 (1.22) | 1235 | 8.36 (1.31) |
* mean scores were only calculated if at least one out of every two items of a scale was completed (<50% missings per scale)
# items on Competency and Safety of care form two separate scales care in the Homecare-questionnaire
$ results are not shown because of unreliable scales