Table 3

Characteristics of the 11 therapists who delivered Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia Programme to 54 patients with Alzheimer's (German completers of the experimental intervention)

Basic dataPerceived facilitatorsTreatment performance
AgeGenderYears in occupational therapyYears in dementia carePre-existing knowledgeStudy preparationSite supportTotalCasesQuality (%)
27Male332.22.01.11.8386
31Female851.62.01.21.6389
45Female971.82.52.22.2594
44Female71*3.21.71.82.2264
40Male1313*3.83.02.43.11081
34Female533.82.52.83.01090
54Male11112.03.52.72.7473
36Female1192.32.72.62.5152
39Female1812*2.42.52.92.6274
40Female63*2.43.32.92.9259
32Female99*4.23.33.43.41284
  • * Part time.

  • Scored by therapists with 1=very much facilitating, 2=facilitating, 3=neutral, 4=hindering, 5=very much hindering.

  • 100%=all treatment subprocesses were performed without problems.