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Table 4 Correlates of care staff QUALID ratings (n = 105)

From: Care staff and family member perspectives on quality of life in people with very severe dementia in long-term care: a cross-sectional study

Resident personal information

Resident questionnaire ratings

Care staff personal information and ratings (n = 64)

 

QUALID staff member score

p

 

QUALID staff member score

p

 

QUALID staff member score

p

Age

-.148

.132

BASOLL self-care score

.256**

.008

Care staff member’s age

-.113

.375

Male

-.065

.507

BASOLL memory and orientation score

.119

.226

Staff male

.230

.067

Time in care home (months)

-.080

.415

BASOLL challenging behaviour score

.362**

<.001

Staff ethnicity

.275*

.028

FAST stage

.208*

.033

BASOLL mood score

.356**

<.001

Foreign language

.305*

.014

Antipsychotic medication

.170

.083

BASOLL sensory abilities score

.109

.269

Care staff member’s qualifications in care

.031

.805

Benzodiazepine medication

.315**

.001

BASOLL mobility score

.138

.160

Time working in care homes (years)

-.068

.593

Hypnotic medication (other than benzodiazepine)

-.079

.424

GADS score (n = 96)

-.146

.156

Time working in this care home (years)

-.124

.329

Antidepressant medication

.027

.781

Positive Response Scale score

-.038

.698

GHQ total

-.019

.880

Medication for seizures or bipolar disorder

.079

.424

AwareCare Responsiveness Index score (n = 72)

-.331**

.005

MBI emotional exhaustion sub-scale

-.233

.064

Number of psychotropic medications

.198*

.043

   

MBI depersonalisation sub-scale

-.036

.779

Dementia medication

.086

.382

   

MBI personal accomplishment sub-scale

-.039

.760

      

ADQ hope sub-scale

.007

.957

      

ADQ person-centredness sub-scale

.226

.072

  1. Note. *denotes significant at the p < .05 level; **denotes significant at the p < .01 level.