Table 1.
Data sources for measurements of residents and staff
| Residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Instrument/source | Type of variable |
| Demographic variables | Self-developed questionnaire | Control variables |
| Dementia severity | Global Deterioration Scale | Control variable |
| Care needs | Weight of Care Package: nursing home administration | Control variable |
| Agitation | Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory | Primary outcome/ICER |
| Neuropsychiatric symptoms | Neuropsychiatric Inventory - Nursing Homes | Secondary outcome |
| Quality of life | Qualidem and EQ-5D | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Fall incidents | Nursing home administration | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Physical restraints | Nursing home administration | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Amount of care delivered and medication use | Nursing home administration | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Staff | ||
| Variable | Instrument/source | Type of variable |
| Demographic variables | Self-developed questionnaire | Control variables |
| Stress-related symptoms | General Health Questionnaire-12 | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Job experience and job assessment | Questionnaire about Experience and Assessment of Work | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Job satisfaction | Maastricht Job Satisfaction Scale for Health Care | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Stress-related absenteeism | Nursing home administration | Secondary outcome/ICER |
| Employee turnover | Nursing home administration | Secondary outcome/ICER |