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. 2021 Jul 21;5(3):igab024. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igab024

Table 3.

Units of Absolute Summary Score Change Associated With Each Factor by Stability Group

Variables Residents With Stable Quality of Life Scores Residents Without Stable Quality of Life Scores
ADRD and CFS status
 No ADRD, cognitively capable Ref Ref
 ADRD, cognitively capable −0.0105 0.855
 No ADRD, mildly impaired 0.224 0.234
 ADRD, mildly impaired −0.324* 1.43
 No ADRD, moderately or severely impaired −0.0765 1.028
 ADRD, moderately or severely impaired −0.194 1.812*
Race
 White Ref Ref
 Black 0.204 −0.667
 American Indians 0.31 −4.386*
 Other 0.258 0.886
Age 0.00698 −0.0384
Female −0.111 −0.55
Married 0.0223 0.467
Length of stay (100 days) −0.0195*** 0.039
ADL score 0.0609*** 0.0465
Anxiety or depression Dx 0.157 −0.0271
Severe mental illness Dx 0.419** 0.266
Behavioral symptoms 0.24 0.524
Chronic conditions 0.0517 0.408
Hospitalizations between 2 surveys
 0 Ref Ref
 1 0.123 1.084
 >1 0.213 2.337*
MDS significant status change between 2 surveys
 0 Ref Ref
 1 0.559*** 0.19
 >1 0.285 0.232
Facility level
Proportion of non-White residents 0.00558 0.053
Proportion of Medicaid patient-days 0.21 −2.719
Proportion of Medicare patient-days 1.988 −14.36*
Metro area 0.147 0.181
Ownership
 For profit 0 0
 Nonprofit −0.384** −1.642**
 Government −0.293 −3.416***
Number of beds 0.394*** 0.522
Staff retention −0.078 −3.505
Acuity −0.0723 −1.073
Proportion of private rooms 0.0699 0.245
Constant 4.500*** 33.21***
N 11242 1707

Note: ADRD = Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; CFS = Cognitive Function Scale; ADL = activities of daily living; MDS = Minimum Data Set.

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.