Table 2 Facility, care unit, goal-setting workshop participant, and care aide characteristics at baseline by study arm
Simple feedback (control) | Basic assisted feedback | Enhanced assisted feedback | |
|---|---|---|---|
Facility sample | |||
Number of facilities | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Region | |||
Calgary | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 3 (21.4%) |
Edmonton | 4 (20.0%) | 5 (26.3%) | 3 (21.4%) |
Fraser | 7 (35.0%) | 6 (31.6%) | 6 (42.9%) |
Interior | 4 (20.0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 2 (14.3%) |
Size | |||
Small | 6 (30.0%) | 6 (31.6%) | 3 (21.4%) |
Medium | 5 (25.0%) | 7 (36.8%) | 5 (35.7%) |
Large | 9 (45.0%) | 6 (31.6%) | 6 (42.9%) |
Ownership | |||
Public | 5 (25.0%) | 5 (26.3%) | 3 (21.4%) |
Voluntary | 9 (45.0%) | 8 (42.1%) | 8 (57.1%) |
Private | 6 (30.0%) | 6 (31.6%) | 3 (21.4%) |
Number of care units, M ± SD | 2.9 ± 1.7 | 3.2 ± 2.3 | 3.2 ± 2.0 |
Care unit sample | |||
Number of care units | 57 | 61 | 45 |
Unit type | |||
General long-term care | 2 (3.3%) | ||
Regular dementia | 10 (17.5%) | 11 (18.0%) | 10 (22.2%) |
Secure dementia | 42 (73.7%) | 38 (62.3%) | 28 (62.2%) |
Regular mental health/psychiatric | 4 (7.0%) | 7 (11.5%) | 7 (15.6%) |
Other | 1 (1.8%) | 3 (4.9%) | |
Unit staffing, M ± SD hours per resident day | |||
Care aides | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.6 |
Licensed practical nurses | 0.8 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
Registered nurses | 0.6 ± 0.6 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.3 |
Total staffing | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 0.8 |
Goal-setting workshop participant sample | |||
Number of participants | 60 | 37 | |
Region | |||
Calgary | 15 (25.0%) | 4 (4.1%) | |
Edmonton | 25 (41.7%) | 7 (7.2%) | |
Fraser | 12 (20.0%) | 21 (21.7%) | |
Interior | 8 (13.3%) | 5 (5.2%) | |
Participant role | |||
Manager | 37 (62.7%) | 22 (59.5%) | |
Regulated care staff | 13 (22.0%) | 8 (21.6%) | |
Care aide | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (8.1%) | |
Other | 9 (13.6%) | 4 (10.8%) | |
Years worked in facility, M ± SD | 7.8 ± 7.4 | 8.0 ± 8.1 | |
Care aide sample | |||
Number of care aides | 751 | 836 | 615 |
Females | 683 (90.9%) | 764 (91.4%) | 553 (89.9%) |
Age category | |||
< 25 years | 20 (2.7%) | 13 (1.6%) | 35 (5.7%) |
25–34 years | 146 (19.4%) | 118 (14.1%) | 107 (17.4%) |
35–44 years | 216 (28.8%) | 259 (31.0%) | 178 (28.9%) |
45–54 years | 203 (27.0%) | 262 (31.2%) | 182 (29.6%) |
> 54 years | 166 (22.1%) | 184 (22.0%) | 113 (18.4%) |
English as second language | 453 (60.3%) | 580 (69.5%) | 363 (59.0%) |
Number of care homes working in | |||
1 | 551 (73.7%) | 554 (66.4%) | 474 (77.1%) |
2 | 172 (23.0%) | 256 (30.7%) | 124 (20.2%) |
3 | 19 (2.5%) | 22 (2.6%) | 13 (2.1%) |
4 | 5 (0.7%) | 2 (0.2%) | 4 (0.7%) |
5 | 1 (0.1%) | ||
Shift worked most often | |||
Day | 351 (46.7%) | 449 (53.8%) | 286 (46.6%) |
Evening | 314 (41.8%) | 298 (35.7%) | 262 (42.7%) |
Night | 86 (11.5%) | 88 (10.5%) | 66 (10.7%) |
High school degree | 712 (94.8%) | 780 (93.5%) | 574 (93.3%) |
Care aide certificate | 696 (92.7%) | 761 (91.1%) | 566 (92.0%) |
Years worked on unit, M ± SD | 5.4 ± 5.7 | 6.6 ± 6.5 | 5.0 ± 4.9 |
Years worked as care aide, M ± SD | 10.6 ± 8.9 | 11.5 ± 8.8 | 10.3 ± 8.7 |
Hours worked in last 2 weeks, M ± SD | 71.1 ± 20.5 | 71.6 ± 22.4 | 68.3 ± 19.8 |