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Table 4 Coefficients of the single NPI-Q agitation items of the adjusted a mixed linear regression models

From: Relationship between the severity of agitation and quality of life in residents with dementia living in German nursing homes - a secondary data analysis

Dependent variable

Agitation/Aggression b

Disinhibition b

Irritability/Lability b

Quality of life dimension positive affect

-1.53 ***

-0.28

-1.36 **

Quality of life dimension negative affect

-0.20

-0.08

-0.08

Quality of life dimension restless tense behaviour

-1.21 ***

-0.47

-0.74

Quality of life dimension social relations

-1.02 ***

0.30

-1.12 ***

Quality of life dimension social isolation

-1.47 ***

-1.52 ***

-1.10 **

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, visit, length of stay in months, delusions, anxiety, aberrant motor, hallucinations;
  2. bCoefficient for severity of the NPI-Q item (changes in quality of life when moving from no/mild to severe)
  3. Random factor = care units nested in nursing homes; SE=standard error; CI=confidence interval
  4. ***p <0.001, ** p <0.005