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Table 2 Staff self-rated confidence, comfort and job satisfaction at each hospital site: pre and post-intervention

From: Impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program on acute hospital staff satisfaction

Self-rated measures

Pre-Intervention

Post-Intervention

t

P

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

Confidence

 Site 1

234

3.24 (0.74)

40

3.73 (0.78)

−3.75

<.001**

 Site 2

305

2.99 (0.86)

160

3.48 (0.78)

−5.93

<.001**

 Site 3

237

3.24 (0.78)

137

3.56 (0.74)

−3.98

<.001**

 Site 4

178

3.19 (0.70)

81

3.44 (0.88)

−2.48

0.02*

Comfort

 Site 1

234

3.15 (0.75)

40

3.75 (0.78)

−4.63

<.001**

 Site 2

305

3.09 (0.87)

160

3.44 (0.82)

−4.15

<.001**

 Site 3

237

3.28 (0.81)

136

3.60 (0.75)

−3.83

<.001**

 Site 4

177

3.21 (0.83)

81

3.47 (0.87)

−2.25

0.03*

Job Satisfaction

 Site 1

232

2.83 (0.77)

40

3.30 (0.79)

−3.52

<.001**

 Site 2

294

2.84 (0.79)

157

3.10 (0.83)

−3.16

0.002*

 Site 3

234

3.00 (0.82)

137

3.12 (0.77)

−1.35

0.18

 Site 4

176

2.87 (0.75)

81

3.01 (0.89)

−1.34

0.18

  1. *Significant at the 0.05 level
  2. ** Significant at the 0.001 level