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Table 4 Correlation of formalized KM processes in DCNs according to the family caregivers’ subjective degree of feeling informed - addendum comparison group

From: Knowledge evaluation in dementia care networks: a mixed-methods analysis of knowledge evaluation strategies and the success of informing family caregivers about dementia support services

Instrument

Label CR* (n)

% CR* HF*1 (n)

% CR* LF*1 (n)

p value 95 % CI (x2)

% CR* total (n)

% CR* compar.*2 (n)

D-IVA (Item 20.1 + 20.2)

20.1 No need for dementia-specific information (558)a

6.9 (18)

5.7 (17)

0.681

6.4 (35)

2.4 (2)

20.2 Need for dementia-specific information but no knowledge of how to obtain it (563)a

1.9 (5)

5.0 (15)

0.048

3.6 (20)

10.9 (9)

Instrument

Label

mean CR* HF*1 [SD] (n)

mean CR* LF*1 [SD] (n)

p value 95 % CI (U-Test)

mean CR* total [SD] (n)

mean CR* compar.*2 [SD] (n)

D-IVA (Item 21)

21. Appraisal of how difficult it is for a family caregiver of a PwD to obtain an overview about different types of dementia information and support services

2.43 [1.12] (245)

2.39 [1.17] (263)

0.580

2.41 [0.67] (508)a

2.29 [0.68] (72)

BIZA-D (Item 4.13)

4.13 Feelings about being hindered in obtaining information about support services for household care

0.89

[1.02] (242)

1.21

[1.27] (283)

0.024

1.05 [1.18] (525)a

No comparison data

  1. * CR caring relatives
  2. * 1 HF highly formalized DCNs/LF less formalized DCNs
  3. * 2Comparison data from the VerAH-Dem project (Kutzleben [21] )
  4. a Total numbers may vary due to missing values. Cases with missing values were excluded from the calculation of frequencies and means