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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the facilities and participants

From: Effectiveness of reminders to sustain practice change among direct care providers in residential care facilities: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Participants (n= 349)

High intensity, high frequency (n= 72)

High intensity, low frequency (n= 115)

Low intensity, high frequency (n= 68)

Low intensity, low frequency (n= 94)

Number of sites

23

5

6

6

6

Type of site, n (%)

     

 Supportive living

 Long-term care

221 (63.3)

128 (36.7)

33 (45.8)

39 (54.2)

78 (67.8)

37 (32.2)

46 (67.6)

22 (32.4)

64 (68.1)

30 (31.9)

Profit status, n (%)

     

 Not-for profit

 For profit

188 (53.9)

161 (46.1)

38 (52.8)

34 (47.2)

64 (55.6)

51 (44.4)

40 (58.8)

28 (41.2)

46 (48.9)

48 (51.1)

Bed size

 Mean ± standard deviation

175 ± 100

226 ± 75

199 ± 137

144 ± 75

128 ± 17

Size of site, n (%)

 Small

 Medium

 Large

57 (16.3)

96 (27.5)

196 (56.2)

8 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

64 (88.9)

23 (20.0)

15 (13.0)

77 (67.0)

26 (38.2)

6 (8.8)

36 (53.0)

0 (0.0)

75 (79.8)

19 (20.2)

Age of resident (years)

 Mean ± standard deviation

84.0 ± 7.7

85.3 ± 7.9

84.9 ± 6.9

83.8 ± 8.6

82.0 ± 7.5

Resident sex, n (%)

 Female

 Male

235 (67.3)

114 (32.7)

47 (65.3)

25 (34.7)

86 (74.8)

29 (25.2)

44 (64.7)

24 (35.3)

58 (61.7)

36 (38.3)

Resident dementia, n (%)

 Yes

 No

230 (65.9)

119 (34.1)

43 (59.7)

29 (40.3)

76 (66.1)

39 (33.9)

44 (64.7)

24 (35.3)

67 (71.3)

27 (28.7)

Rate of sustainability (per 100 opportunities)*

 Mean ± standard error

41.0 ± 3.1

41.3 ± 7.1

43.8 ± 6.2

37.6 ± 6.6

41.0 ± 6.4

  1. *Estimated from a linear mixed model which accounted for within-site clustering