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Netherlands Traditional (A)
(2 wards, n=51) |
Netherlands Small-scale (B)
(8 wards, n=51) |
Belgium Traditional (C)
(2 wards, n=30) |
Belgium Small-scale (D)
(4 wards, n=47) |
Age in years, M(SD) |
83.99 (5.12) C |
84.50 (5.86) C |
89.09 (5.67) A, B, D |
84.52 (7.05) C |
Women (%) |
34 (67%) |
41 (80%) |
25 (83%) |
42 (89%) |
S-MMSE (0-30) 1 |
4.96 (5.59) |
7.61 (6.26) |
8.10 (8.06) |
6.07 (5.57) |
FTE 2 |
19.45 |
11.95 |
12.67 |
13.15 |
Number of residents per unit, n |
30 (2 living rooms with 15 residents) |
12 (2 living rooms with 6 residents) |
30 (2 living rooms with 15 residents) |
30 (2 living rooms with 15 residents) |
Available hours of care per capita, in hours per week |
23.34 |
35.85 |
16.05 |
16.66 |
Note: F-tests were conducted and letters are assigned to groups in superscripts indicating significantly different pairs (following Bonferroni correction) at the p <.01 level,
two-tailed.
1 Higher scores mean better cognitive skills (S-MMSE).
2 FTEs are calculated on the basis of data provided by the nursing homes. A single FTE consists of 36 working hours in the Netherlands and 38 working hours in Belgium.
Only nurses and nursing assistants were included (i.e. no medical doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists etc.)
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