Table 5.

Characteristics of Resident and Staff Nonverbal Behaviors

Variable	n	%
Resident Positive/Neutral Behaviors
Resident positive/neutral behaviors
0	54	49.1
1 – 17	56	50.9
Resident Challenging Behaviors
Resident chewing/swallowing difficulties/minute
0	34	30.9
Between 0 and 1	45	40.9
1 – 2.8	31	28.2
Resident functional impairments
0	75	68.2
1 – 10	35	31.8
Resident resistive behaviors/minute
0	41	37.3
Between 0 and 1	44	40.0
1 – 3.5	25	22.7
Staff Person-Centered Behaviors
Staff modifications of resident abilities/minute
0	12	10.9
Between 0 and 1	28	25.5
1 – 5.5	70	63.6
Staff modifications of care approaches/minute
0	25	22.7
Between 0 and 1	36	32.7
1 – 10.2	49	44.6
Staff modifications of dining environments/minute
0	28	25.5
Between 0 and 1	55	50.0
1 – 4.5	27	24.6
Staff Task-Centered Behaviors
Staff task-centered behaviors
0	32	29.1
1 – 9	78	70.9

Note. The number of videos = 110. Percentages may sum up to less or more than 100% due to rounding. Categories for variables operationalized as the number of behaviors per minute are: 0, between 0 and 1, and 1 or more behaviors per minute. Categories for variables indicating presence of the behavior in a video are: 0 and 1 or more behaviors.