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Table 7 Distribution of scores after dichotomization of the primary outcome variable

From: Feasibility, acceptability, and adherence of two educational programs for care staff concerning nursing home patients’ fecal incontinence: a pilot study preceding a cluster-randomized controlled trial

interRAIa

 

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Seldom

Often

Seldom

Often

Incontinent

Incontinent

Incontinent

Incontinent

SI, n (%)

8 (40)

12 (60)

10 (55.6)

8 (44.4)

MI, n (%)

13 (72.2)

5 (27.8)

11 (78.6)

3 (21.4)

Control, n (%)

14 (58.3)

10 (41.7)

10 (41.7)

14 (58.3)

  1. SI nursing home receiving single intervention, MI nursing home receiving multifaceted intervention
  2. ainterRAI: 0 = continent, 1 = continent with stoma, 2 = seldom (have episodes, but not the last 3 days), 3 = occasionally (more seldom than daily), 4 = often (daily, has a curtain control), 5 = incontinent (no control); dichotomized scale: 0–2 = seldom incontinent, 3–5 = often incontinent
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