TABLE 1.
Demographics and resident characteristics for the total sample and by determination of RREM status during the 1-month prevalence period (N = 2011)
| Total (N =2011) |
No (n = 1604) |
Yes (n = 407) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M/(%) | SD | N | M/(%) | SD | N | M/(%) | SD | p | |
| Demographics | ||||||||||
| Age (years) | 2011 | 84.1 | (10.4) | 1604 | 84.5 | (10.3) | 407 | 82.9 | (10.8) | 0.007 |
| Education (years) | 1648 | 12.1 | (3.8) | 1288 | 12.0 | (3.9) | 360 | 12.4 | (3.5) | 0.061 |
| Female, n (%) | 1458 | (72.5) | 1174 | (73.2) | 284 | (69.8) | 0.172 | |||
| White, n (%) | 1367 | (68.0) | 1063 | (66.3) | 304 | (74.7) | 0.001 | |||
| African American, n (%) | 367 | (18.2) | 321 | (20.0) | 46 | (11.3) | <0.001 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) | 297 | (14.8) | 231 | (14.4) | 66 | (16.2) | 0.361 | |||
| Married, n (%) | 252 | (12.9) | 201 | (12.9) | 51 | (13.0) | 0.951 | |||
| Never married, n (%) | 318 | (16.3) | 254 | (16.3) | 64 | (16.4) | 0.987 | |||
| State: suburban, n (%) | 549 | (27.3) | 451 | (28.1) | 98 | (24.1) | 0.099 | |||
| State: urban, n (%) | 1462 | (72.7) | 1153 | (71.9) | 309 | (75.9) | ||||
| Environment | ||||||||||
| SCU: no, n (%) | 1683 | (83.7) | 1371 | (85.5) | 312 | (76.7) | <0.001 | |||
| SCU: yes, n (%) | 328 | (16.3) | 233 | (14.5) | 95 | (23.3) | ||||
| Residents assigned to CNA | 2011 | 8.2 | (2.6) | 1604 | 8.1 | (2.5) | 407 | 8.7 | (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Resident characteristics | ||||||||||
| Depression (FTQ response) | 1576 | 8.4 | (6.3) | 1221 | 8.1 | (6.1) | 355 | 9.6 | (6.8) | <0.001 |
| Cognitive impairment (CAREDIAG) | 1973 | 7.7 | (4.8) | 1571 | 8.1 | (4.9) | 402 | 6.3 | (4.2) | <0.001 |
| Functional impairment (PADL total) | 1734 | 11.5 | (14.0) | 1373 | 12.6 | (14.3) | 361 | 7.6 | (12.2) | <0.001 |
| Behavioral symptoms (Barrett Behavior Index) | 1966 | 9.0 | (7.5) | 1565 | 8.2 | (6.9) | 401 | 12.2 | (8.8) | <0.001 |
| Expressive communication scale | 1718 | 0.4 | (0.8) | 1344 | 0.4 | (0.8) | 374 | 0.3 | (0.6) | <0.001 |
| Receptive communication scale | 1664 | 0.2 | (0.4) | 1293 | 0.2 | (0.4) | 371 | 0.2 | (0.4) | 0.424 |
| Speech communication scale | 1725 | 0.5 | (1.0) | 1349 | 0.6 | (1.0) | 376 | 0.3 | (0.7) | <0.001 |
| Total communication scale | 1721 | 1.2 | (1.9) | 1346 | 1.2 | (2.0) | 375 | 0.8 | (1.5) | <0.001 |
| Global rating of vision | 1313 | 0.9 | (1.1) | 994 | 0.9 | (1.1) | 319 | 0.9 | (1.1) | 0.371 |
| Global rating of hearing | 1596 | 0.6 | (0.8) | 1231 | 0.6 | (0.8) | 365 | 0.6 | (0.9) | 0.857 |
Note: CNA = certified nursing assistant; FTQ = Feeling Tone Questionnaire, CAREDIAG = Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation Diagnostic Cognitive Disorder Scale; PADL = Performance Activities of Daily Living. All scales and indices are in the disordered or impaired direction, with higher scores indicative of more disorder or impairment. Comparisons conducted by t-tests for continuous variables and likelihood ratio χ2 tests for binary and categorical variables.