Table 4.
Mean Scores for Each Domain by Family Member Characteristics.
| Satisfaction Domain
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care
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Staff
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Environment
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Food
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| Family characteristics | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Family member | ||||||||
| Husband or wife (ref.) | 4.06 | .23 | 4.00 | .23 | 3.98 | .29 | 3.65 | .24 |
| Son or daughter | 4.08*** | .23 | 4.02** | .23 | 4.00*** | .29 | 3.67*** | .24 |
| Other family | 4.05 | .24 | 4.00 | .24 | 3.96** | .31 | 3.65 | .25 |
| Nonfamily | 4.04 | .24 | 3.99 | .24 | 3.93*** | .31 | 3.63* | .24 |
| Gender of family member | ||||||||
| Male (ref.) | 4.07 | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.99 | .30 | 3.66 | .24 |
| Female | 4.06 | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.98 | .30 | 3.66 | .24 |
| Frequency of in person visits | ||||||||
| Less than once a week (Ref.) | 4.06 | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.96 | .30 | 3.65 | .24 |
| Once a week or more | 4.07* | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.99*** | .29 | 3.66 | .24 |
| Frequency of phone calls | ||||||||
| Less than once a week (Ref.) | 4.06 | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.98 | .29 | 3.66 | .24 |
| Once a week or more | 4.06 | .23 | 4.01 | .23 | 3.99 | .30 | 3.66 | .24 |
Note. n = 16,734.
t-Test of differences in means significant at
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.