Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Nursing Residents Overall and by Unit Type
| Overall | Convent unit (N = 12,442) | SCU (N = 665) | Conventional vs. SCU (p value) | |
| Mean comfort | 81.5 (23.3) | 81.4 (23.2) | 84.0 (24.6) | .007 |
| Mean activity | 71.1 (31.1) | 71.0 (31.1) | 73.9 (31.8) | .023 |
| Mean privacy | 86.8 (25.1) | 86.9 (25.0) | 85.5 (27.4) | .198 |
| Mean environment | 85.1 (26.4) | 84.8 (26.5) | 89.4 (23.4) | <.001 |
| Mean individuality | 81.5 (30.7) | 81.6 (30.6) | 80.7 (32.3) | .495 |
| Mean autonomy | 80.6 (23.0) | 80.5 (22.9) | 82.6 (24.3) | .033 |
| Mean relationship | 80.0 (27.5) | 80.1 (27.5) | 78.9 (29.2) | .312 |
| Mean good mood | 6.9 (2.0) | 7.0 (2.0) | 6.7 (2.2) | .007 |
| CPS score | <.001 | |||
| 0 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 10.1 | |
| 3 | 37.6 | 35.7 | 72.3 | |
| 4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 17.6 | |
| Mean CPS | 2.0 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.2) | 3.1 (0.5) | <.001 |
| % Female | 69.1 | 69.0 | 71.9 | .113 |
| Mean age | 83.1 (11.8) | 83.0 (11.9) | 84.5 (9.1) | .001 |
| Mean ADL | 12.9 (7.7) | 12.9 (7.8) | 13.1 (7.1) | .433 |
| Length of stay | <.001 | |||
| 1 year + | 61.4 | 61.5 | 60.3 | |
| 6 months–1 year | 13.8 | 13.6 | 17.0 | |
| 30 days–6 months | 17.6 | 17.5 | 20.6 | |
| <30 days | 7.2 | 7.4 | 2.1 | |
| Arthritis | 39.7 | 40.0 | 34.4 | .004 |
| Cancer | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | .730 |
| Aphasia | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .603 |
| Hemiplegia | 9.1 | 9.4 | 3.6 | <.001 |
| Depression | 54.9 | 54.8 | 55.5 | .743 |
| Schizophrenia | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 | .147 |
| Bipolar | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .216 |
| Anxiety | 19.0 | 18.9 | 22.3 | .029 |
| Missing component | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .265 |
| Moderate severe pain | 17.8 | 18.2 | 9.8 | <.001 |
| Bladder incontinence | <.001 | |||
| Incontinent | 10.9 | 10.6 | 15.9 | |
| Frequently incontinent | 29.1 | 29.0 | 31.7 | |
| Occasionally incontinent | 11.9 | 11.8 | 13.8 | |
| Usually continent | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | |
| Continent | 38.4 | 39.0 | 27.4 |
Note : ADL = activities of daily living; convent unit = conventional unit; CPS = Cognitive performance scale; SCU = Alzheimer’s/dementia special care unit.