Fig. 3
From: Improving comfort in people with dementia and pneumonia: a cluster randomized trial
Mean discomfort (Discomfort Scale-Dementia of Alzheimer Type, DS-DAT range 0–27) per observation day in control homes (a) and intervention homes (b); pre-intervention phase compared to intervention phase. Range among groups (pre-intervention phase, intervention phase, intervention homes, control homes) in the number of observations per day from pneumonia diagnosis: Day 0 (first observation): 28–43; day 0 (second observation): 14–28; day 1 (first observation): 54–86; day 1 (second observation): 40–66; day 2: 55–94; day 3: 54–90; day 4: 52–79; day 5: 50–80; day 6: 50–84; day 7: 53–87; day 8: 49–79; day 9: 53–72; day 10: 12–24; day 13: 25–56; day 14: 12–21