Table 4.

Empirical status of DLC logic model

Link	Antecedent	Consequent	Measure(s) of consequent	results
				Link found?	Consequent (‘effect’) stronger in DLC?
A	DLC training (DLC sites only)	Staff characteristics	DAS, ADQ, SNCW	Yes	No for DAS, ADQ and parts of SNCW. Yes for SNCW Development and Patient Knowledge components.
			Sick-leave	Yes	Yes
			Turnover	No	No
B		PDSA cycles	Reported/not reported	Yes	Yes
C	Staff characteristics	Immediate impact of work routines	DCM WIB scores	Partly: for SNCW but not DAS, ADQ.	No
D	PDSA			Yes, but ‘High-WIB’ homes only	Yes, but ‘High-WIB’ homes only
E	Immediate impact of work routines	Quality of life	QUALID	Yes	No
			End-of-life care discussion	No	No
			End-of-life care plans	No	No
			TEP decision forms	No	No
F	Quality of Life	External impacts	Ambulance call-outs	No	No
			Emergency admissions	No	No