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Table 1 Characteristics of residents in closed and semi-open settings

From: Freedom of movement and health of nursing home residents with dementia: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total

n, mean (SD)/n (%)

Semi-open NHs

n, mean (SD)/n (%)

Closed NHs

n, mean (SD)/n (%)

p-value

Age

124; 83.6 (7.3)

61; 82.9 (7.5)

63; 84.3 (7.2)

0.296

Gender (% female)

84 (67.7%)

37 (60.7%)

47 (74.6%)

0.097

Type of dementia

   

0.314

Alzheimer

36 (29%)

16 (26.2%)

20 (31.7%)

 

Vascular dementia

36 (29%)

18 (29.5%)

18 (28.6%)

 

Vascular/mixed dementia

21 (16.9%)

14 (23%)

7 (11.1%)

 

Other types of dementia

31 (25%)

13 (21.3%)

18 (28.6%)

 

Length of stay (months)

124; 22.5 (23.8)

61; 24.1 (26,4)

63; 20.9 (21.1)

0.460

Length of diagnoses (in years)

115; 4.32 (3.2)

56; 4.6 (3.6)

59; 3.9 (2.7)

0.221

Type of care package

   

0.606

ZZP 5

97 (81.5%)

50 (83.3%)

47 (79.7%)

 

ZZP 7

22 (18.5%)

10 (16.7%)

12 (20.3%)

 
  1. N: number of participants; SD: standard deviation; Type of care package; ZZP 5: Sheltered living with intensive dementia care; ZZP 7: sheltered living with very intensive care due to specific conditions, with emphasis on supervision