Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of care homes, residents and staff.
| Care home, resident & care staff measures (unless stated) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (unless stated) | % (unless stated) | ||
| Care home type: | Nursing | 58 | 60% |
| Personal care (residential) | 39 | 40% | |
| Number of residents present per CH, median (IQR) | 91 | 34 (24–50) | |
| Number of residents with dementia present per CH, median (IQR) | 91 | 26 (17–38) | |
| Environmental quality score on the TESS, mean (SD) | 82 | 16 (3) | |
| n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |
| Turnover = (number of staff leaving CH over 12 months/number of staff at baseline) × 100 | 68 | 30.4 (23.14) | 22.7% (14.0–37.7%) |
| MBI: emotional exhaustion | 97 | 15.6 (4.64) | 14.9 (12.3–18.0) |
| MBI: depersonalisation | 97 | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.9–3.7) |
| MBI: personal accomplishment | 97 | 39.2 (2.7) | 39.4 (37.6–41.1) |
| Resident characteristics (total: n = 1,489) | |||
| Resident CMAI score, median (IQR) | 1,424 | 41 (33–55) | |
| Resident age, mean (SD) | 1,437 | 85 (9) | |
| Dementia severity (CDR) | Mild | 427 | 29% |
| Moderate | 482 | 33% | |
| Severe | 549 | 38% | |
| Staff characteristics (total: n = 2,062) | |||
| Staff sex: | % Female | 1,757 | 85.2% |
| Age, mean (SD) | 2,002 | 40.0 (12.8) | |
| Years working, mean (SD) | 2,014 | 8.8 (8.1) | |
| Shiftwork | Day | 1,497 | 72.8% |
| Night | 164 | 8.0% | |
| Days and nights | 396 | 19.3% | |
| Qualifications | No qualifications | 88 | 4.3% |
| Secondary school/college | 1,345 | 65.8% | |
| Degree and above | 493 | 24.1% | |
| Other (diplomas) | 118 | 5.8% | |
| Nursing qualification | Yes | 300 | 14.7% |
| No | 1,744 | 85.3% | |
| English as second language | Yes | 623 | 30.4% |
| No | 1,429 | 69.6 | |
| MBI subscale | n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) |
| Emotional exhaustion | 2,062 | 15.7 (11.2) | 14 (7–22) |
| Depersonalisation | 2,062 | 2.9 (3.7) | 1 (0–5) |
| Personal accomplishment | 2,062 | 39.2 (8.5) | 42 (36–45) |
| MBI cutoff | Emotional exhaustion | Depersonalisation | Personal accomplishment |
| Low burnout (n) | 1,246 (60.4%) | 1,770 (85.8%) | 1,360 (66.0%) |
| Moderate burnout (n) | 464 (22.5%) | 242 (11.7%) | 397 (19.3%) |
| High burnout (n) | 352 (17.1%) | 50 (2.4%) | 305 (14.8%) |
| Number of MBI subscales high burnout experienced in | One subscale | Two subscales | Three subscales |
| 521 (25.3%) | 75 (3.6%) | 12 (0.6%) | |
CH: care home, SD: standard deviation.