Table 3.
Comparison of the Mean Scores of Outcome Variables for the Residents and the Care Providers Before and After the Intervention Using Multilevel Mixed-Effects Linear Regression.
| Random-Effect Parameters | Fixed-Effect Parameters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Resident–Care Provider Dyads | SD Residents | SD Care Providers | SD Residual | Mean at Baseline | Mean 3-Month Postintervention | P Value | |
| Resident outcomes (n = 12) | |||||||
| ADRQL | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 70 | .01 |
| ADRQL subcomponents | |||||||
| Response to surroundings | 3 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 73 | .03 |
| Feelings and mood | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 60 | .02 |
| Awareness of self | 8 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 58 | 64 | .26 |
| Enjoyment of activities | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 56 | 60 | .42 |
| Social interaction | 2 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 82 | 84 | .51 |
| CSDD | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.70 | 0.67 | .80 |
| Index of independence in ADL (Katz index of ADL) | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 12.9 | .35 |
| Provider outcomes (n = 20) | |||||||
| Attitudes and Behaviors: Modified Nursing Care Assessment Scale | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.08 | 2.34 | .001 |
| Care Providers’ Burden or Strain: Modified Nursing Care Assessment Scale | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.33 | 2.11 | .03 |
| CIQ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | .10 |
| PICS | 0.1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | .23 |
| SWRD | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | .27 |
Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; ADRQL, Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Quality of Life; CIQ, Communication-Impairment Questionnaire; CSDD, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; PICS, Providers Interactional Comfort Survey; SD, standard deviation; SWRD, satisfaction working with residents with dementia.