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Table 5 Comparing proportions of abusive episodes committed by ICGs with subtypes of PWD aggression

From: Abusive episodes among home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional Norwegian study

Subtype of abuse

Psychological, n (%)

Physical, n (%)

Overall, n (%)

 

No abuse

Abuse

pa

No abuse

Abuse

pa

No abuse

Abuse

pa

Subtype of PWD aggression

Psychological

 No aggression

169 (49.6)

172 (50.4)

0.000

306 (91.1)

30 (8.9)

0.618

150 (46.6)

172 (53.4)

0.000

 Aggression

21 (11.7)

158 (88.3)

 

157 (89.7)

18 (10.3)

 

16 (9.4)

155 (90.6)

 

Physical

 No aggression

186 (39.2)

289 (60.8)

0.002

429 (91.9)

38 (8.1)

0.001b

164 (36.4)

286 (63.6)

0.001

 Aggression

6 (14.6)

35 (85.4)

 

29 (72.5)

11 (27.5)

 

4 (10.5)

34 (89.5)

 

Overall

 No aggression

152 (49.8)

153 (50.2)

0.000

280 (91.5)

26 (8.5)

0.170

141 (47.6)

155 (52.4)

0.000

 Aggression

23 (13.5)

147 (86.5)

 

148 (87.6)

21 (12.4)

 

18 (10.8)

149 (89.2)

 
  1. PWD Person with dementia
  2. aPearson’s chi-squared test, exception: bFisher’s exact test