Trial Outcomes & Findings for LifeBio Memory Digital Reminiscence Platform (NCT NCT04769466)

LifeBio Memory Digital Reminiscence Platform

10-item Measure of depressive symptomatology; Scale: 0 (rarely or none of the time) to 3 (most or almost all of the time); Possible scores range from 0 (minimum) to 30 (maximum). Higher scores indicate higher frequency of reported depressive symptomology.

Measurement of resident satisfaction with care in a long-term care facility; 8-items measured on a scale of 1 = generally yes and 0 = generally no; Possible scores range from 0 (minimum) to 8 (maximum). Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with care at the resident's facility.

13-item Quality of life scale for an individual living with Alzheimer's Disease: rated on a scale of 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent); Possible scores range from 13 (minimum) to 52 (maximum). Higher scores indicate higher quality of life.

14-item Measurement of agitation that was completed by the staff for each resident they were assigned to conduct a life story interview with at baseline and post-intervention (proxy completed by staff on behalf of each resident) rated on a scale: 1 (never) to 5 (several times an hour) scores can range from 14-70, with higher scores indicating higher frequency of agitated behaviors of persons living with dementia as reported by those staff conducting their life story interviews.

Measurement of the attitudes of long term care staff towards the residents under their care includes 4-items on a 5-pt scale of 1= never to 5=always, scores ranging from 4 to 20, higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward residents.

13-item subscale of the ICI scale "knowing the person"; rated on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree); Possible scores range from 13 (minimum) to 52 (maximum). Higher scores indicate staff feel they know the resident more.

3-item Measurement of feelings of loneliness; rated on a scale: 1 (hardly ever) to 3 (often), ranging from 3 to 9, higher scores indicate higher feelings of loneliness.

A total of 9-items were developed from the pilot and current study to understand resident's acceptance and satisfaction with the LifeBio Memory program. Participants answered either "no" (0) or "yes" (1) to each item, with total scores ranging from 0 to 9 (higher scores indicating high satisfaction with the LifeBio Memory program).

3-item measure related to the importance of life story work with residents; items are rated on a scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree, scores ranging from 3 to 15, with higher scores indicating staff feeling life story work is more important.

On the follow-up post-evaluations, staff were asked to rate their overall satisfaction with the LifeBio Memory program. A total of 8-items developed from the pilot and current study were rated on a 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) scale. Possible scores range from 8 (minimum) to 40 (maximum). Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with the program.

17-item measurement of staffs' overall sense of dementia care competence; rated on a scale: 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) with scores potentially ranging from 17-68, higher scores indicating higher sense of competence in dementia care among staff.

10-item measurement of staff experience with person-centered care in their current care community; rated on a scale: 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), scores ranging from 10-50, higher scores indicating higher agreement with experience providing person-centered care.

9-item measurement of staff satisfaction with different aspects of their job; rated on a Scale: 1 (very dissatisfied) to 4 (very satisfied), potential scores ranging from 9-36, higher scores indicating higher satisfaction with their job.

15-item Measurement of staff perceptions about resident's autonomy; rated on a Scale: 1 (never) to 5 (very frequently), potential scores ranging from 15-75, higher scores indicating staff perceiving residents having more frequent autonomy.

7-item measurement of staff perceptions of their communication with residents; rated on a Scale: 1 (never) to 4 (always), scores ranging from 7-28. higher scores indicating higher frequency of staff to resident communication about their care.

10-item measurement of staff perceptions of staff to staff level communication, rated on a scale from 1 (never) to 4 (always), scores ranging from 10-40, higher scores indicating more frequent staff to staff communication.

7-items were developed (rated on a 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree response scale) and administered on the follow-up post-evaluation to understand staff's perceptions about the feasibility of the program protocol once interviews were complete and materials (i.e., Action Plans, Life Story books, Snapshots) were delivered (e.g., Within the first 2-weeks of delivery, I was able to present the residents' Action Plans during a team meeting"). Possible scores range from 7 (minimum) to 35 (maximum). Higher scores indicate higher feasibility with the implementation of program materials.

Screening for resident cognitive status, scores can range from 0-30, lower scores indicate more cognitive impairment (higher scores indicate less cognitive impairment).

1-item asked of staff for each resident they interviewed on a scale of 1 = not at all well, to 5 = extremely well ("How well do you know the resident's care preferences?")

1-item asked of staff for each resident they interviewed on a scale of 1 = not at all well, to 5 = extremely well ("How well do you know the resident's life story?")

Item related to staff time spent on LifeBio Memory training

Staff self-rated preparedness to conduct life story interviews with residents and set up their accounts following training; two 1-item survey questions rated on a scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 6 = strongly agree. Higher score on each item means stronger agreement towards feelings of being prepared to conduct a life story interview with a person living with dementia using the LifeBio Memory app and setting up their account using the LifeBio Memory app.

Staff overall feelings of needs being met with the LifeBio Memory Training Program. Staff were asked, "Overall, how well does the LifeBio Memory App training meet your needs?" On a scale from 1 = not well at all to 5 = extremely well.

Staff completed an 11-item quiz post-training (tested on content detailed in the training videos). It was a multiple choice type quiz, and average score represents total number of correct items on the quiz. Scores could range from 0 to 11, with the staff ranging from 5-items correct to 11-items answered correctly. Higher scores indicate higher number of quiz items answered correctly.