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Table 3 Association between age, gender, use of walking aids, social contacts, activity level, light exposure, medication, and residency with QUALID in persons with moderate dementia (N = 61)

From: Differences in quality of life in home-dwelling persons and nursing home residents with dementia – a cross-sectional study

Variables

β

p

Age

-.001

.991

Gender

.028

.806

Use of walking aids a

-.014

.922

Social contact b

.139

.266

Moderate activity c

-.070

.604

Light exposure c

-.145

.243

Psychotropic medication c

.090

.487

Residency d

-.394

.023

  1. Notes:
  2. a Use of walking aids: 0 = No, 1 = Yes
  3. b Social contact: 0 = Less than once a week, 1 = Weekly
  4. c High score indicates to high level of moderate activity, high level of exposure to lux, and high use of psychotropic medication
  5. d Nursing home = 0, Home-dwelling = 1
  6. Standardized beta was used
  7. p < 0.05 (level of significance)
  8. Adjusted R2 .276
  9. R2 change .373