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Table 6 Alberta context tool and research use scores by nursing home site

From: Optimizing the mobility of residents with dementia: a pilot study promoting healthcare aide uptake of a simple mobility innovation in diverse nursing home settings

Scores on Alberta context tool derived scales: mean (SD)

Domains

Site 1 (n=25)†

Site 2 (n=43)

p-value

Leadershipb

3.63 (.58)

3.86 (.66)

.163

Cultureb

3.66 (.63)

3.82 (.57)

.279

Evaluationb

3.41 (.66)

3.00 (1.02)

.047§

Formal Interactionsa

N/A

N/A

.491

Informal Interactionsa

N/A

N/A

.657

Social Capitalb

3.97 (.48)

4.06 (.45)

.412

Structural Resourcesa

N/A

N/A

.125

Organizational Slack - Staffb

2.21 (1.17)

2.49 (1.06)

.326

         - Spaceb

2.84 (1.23)

2.92 (1.20)

.798

         - Timeb

2.75 (.65)

2.75 (.73)

1.000

Research Use Derived Scales: Mean (SD)

Conceptual Research Useb

3.51 (.80)

3.67 (.70)

.386

Information Sourcesa

N/A

N/A

.668

  1. †Changes in sample size from totals in Table 1 due to missing data.
  2. aWilcoxon rank-sum test.
  3. bTwo group mean comparison t-test.
  4. §Equal variance not assumed.
  5. N/A = not applicable: means are not applicable for ordinal data.