Predictors of activity involvement in dementia care homes: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 The 20 activities listed by the Activity Pursuit Patterns of the MDS-RAI and estimated time of involvement of study population (n = 1218) during three days

Activities MDS-RAI		Range time involved	Mean	SD
1	Playing cards, games, puzzles	0–420	18.25	44.60
2	Using the computer	0–90	0.16	3.35
3	Talking or making a phone call ^a	0–600	45.15	66.21
4	Handwork or art	0–360	6.66	28.42
5	Dancing	0–120	1.61	9.70
6	Exercise or sports	0–180	9.82	21.04
7	Gardening, taking care of plants	0–120	1.07	7.59
8	Helping others	0–90	1.99	8.69
9	Music or singing ^a	0–540	30.91	52.92
10	Pets	0–360	4.40	20.43
11	Reading, writing, cross-word puzzles	0–630	17.72	52.99
12	Spiritual or religious activities	0–360	14.76	35.82
13	Excursion or shopping	0–720	15.87	52.42
14	Take a walk outside	0–540	25.38	50.08
15	Watching TV or listening to the radio ^a	0–2100	140.43	205.93
16	Domestic tasks	0–370	6.84	24.12
17	Cooking	0–300	5.57	19.31
18	Conversation groups	0–360	6.42	22.36
19	‘Snoezelen’ or sensory stimulation	0–420	5.34	22.57
20	Beauty activities (manicure, hairdressing, make-up)	0–240	9.74	19.30

^a excluded from analyses for reliability reasons (suspected confusion between passive and active involvement)

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