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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2012 Aug 1;33(6):655–671. doi: 10.1177/0733464812454010

Table 1.

Percentage of participants who preferred “choice” and preference rating (N=32)

Nurse Aide (N=17) Family (N=15)

Percent (n)* Rating**
Mean (±SD)
Percent (n) * Rating**
Mean (±SD)

Pair 1
 Time Out of Bed-
1 Person Assist
94% (16) 4.94 (±0.25) 100% (15) 4.80 (±0.56)
Pair 2
 Toilet Use
82% (14) 4.93 (±0.27) 100% (15) 4.80 (±0.56)
Pair 3
 When to Dress
88% (15) 4.93 (±0.26) 93% (14) 4.36 (±0.93)
Pair 4
 What to Wear
88% (15) 4.93 (±0.26) 80% (12) 4.42 (±1.08)
Pair 5
 Dining Location
94% (16) 4.94 (±0.25) 86% (13) 5.00 (±0.00)
Pair 6
 Time Out of Bed-
2 Person Assist
53% (9) 4.22 (±0.67) 60% (9) 3.78 (±0.97)

SD = standard deviation;

*

Percent (n) = Proportion who rated the “choice” video as preferable to the “no choice” video;

**

Rating: 0=”don’t know or uncertain” 5=″definitely would prefer this approach”