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Table 4 Staff characteristics of various LUs

From: Structural characteristics of specialised living units for people with dementia: a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes

 

LSLU I

LSLU II

LILU

SSLU

SILU

  

Total n

15

16

48

9

15

Test statistic

p-value

Constant assignment (nurses), n% yes

15 (100)

16 (100)

48 (100)

8 (88.9)

9 (60)

χ2 (4) = 31.33

<.001

Constant assignment (service staff), n% yes

14 (93.3)

9 (56.3)

36 (75.0)

4 (44.4)

14 (93.3)

χ2 (4) = 12.77

.012

Continuous presence of a registered nurse, n% yes

15 (100)

16 (100)

46 (95.8)

7 (77.8)

9 (60)

χ2 (4) = 22.32

<.001

Special qualification of head nurse in psychogeriatric care, n% yes

2 (13.3)

13 (81.3)

4 (8.3)

4 (44.4)

3 (20)

χ2 (4) = 36.97

<.001

  1. LSLU I-Large Segregated Living Unit not extra funded; LSLU II- Large Segregated Unit extra funded;
  2. SSLU-Small Segregated Living Unit; LILU-Large Integrated Living Unit; SILU-Small Integrated Living Unit.