Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Whole sample n = 170 | Intervention n = 87 | Control n = 83 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years mean (SD) | 86.9 (7.4) | 87.3 (7.0) | 86.5 (7.7) | 0.48 |
Female n (%) | 125 (73.5) | 63 (72.4) | 62 (74.7) | 0.74 |
NH stay months mean (SD) | 25.7 (24.5) | 23.8 (20.0) | 27.6 (28.4) | 0.34 |
Walk independently n (%) | 52 (31.1) | 25 (28.7) | 27 (32.5) | 0.70 |
No of diagnosis mean (SD) | 3.4 (1.9) | 3.4 (1.9) | 3.3 (1.9) | 0.78 |
No of medications mean (SD) | 6.4 (3.4) | 5.8 (3.1) | 6.7 (3.6) | 0.10 |
BBS points mean (SD) | 34.8 (14.0) | 34.3 (14.4) | 35.3 (13.7) | 0.65 |
CST points n = 161 mean (SD) | 6.1 (3.0) | 6.0 (3.1) | 6.2 (2.9) | 0.73 |
NWS m/ s mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.93 |
BI points mean (SD) | 13.5 (3.5) | 13.5 (3.5) | 13.4 (3.6) | 0.83 |
MMSE points mean (SD) | 15.6 (4.9) | 15.5 (0.6) | 15.7 (4.9) | 0.81 |
QUALID points mean (SD) | 18.1 (5.8) | 18.4 (6.1) | 17.7 (5.4) | 0.39 |
Cornell Scala points mean (SD) | 4.9 (4.5) | 4.9 (4.8) | 4.9 (4.2) | 0.98 |
NPI points mean (SD) | 5.5 (5.4) | 6.1 (6.1) | 4.8 (4.6) | 0.14 |
Affective, NPI subscale | 1.0 (1.4) | 1.2 (1.5) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.13 |
Agitation, NPI subscale | 1.5 (1.9) | 1.7 (2.1) | 1.3 (1.7) | 0.16 |
Apathy, NPI subscale | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.08 |
Affective symptoms present n (%) | 80 (47.1) | 44 (50.6) | 36 (46.4) | 0.35 |
Agitation symptoms present n (%) | 134 (78.8) | 69 (79.3) | 65 (78.3) | 0.88 |
Apathy symptoms present n (%) | 57 (33.5) | 34 (39.1) | 23 (37.7) | 0.12 |