Table 1 Characteristics of participants for pre-, post- and total sample
Characteristics [mean (SD), % (n)] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMSE (18–30) | MMSE (10–17) | Pre−/Post-test | Total | ||
Female | Pre | 72.0% (162) | 72.1% (44) | 72.0% (206) | 74.8% (493) |
Post | 77.6% (228) | 74.7% (59) | 76.9% (287) | ||
Age (years) | Pre | 83.35 (7.9) | 84.70 (7.3) | 83.64 (7.7) | 84.50 (7.4) |
Post | 85.13 (7.0) | 85.27 (7.3) | 85.16 (7.1) | ||
Length of stay (years) | Pre | 3.05 (4.0) | 4.00 (5.6) | 3.25 (4.4) | 2.96 (4.2) |
Post | 2.84 (4.3) | 2.37 (2.8) | 2.73 (4.0) | ||
MMSE score | Pre | 23.86 (3.7) | 13.98 (2.3) | 21.75 (5.3) | 21.91 (5.3) |
Post | 24.23 (3.5) | 13.82 (2.2) | 22.03 (5.4) | ||
Interview duration (min.) | Pre | 0:17 (0:22) | 0:17 (0:43) | 0:17 (0:28) | 0:20 (0:41) |
Post | 0:25 (0:53) | 0:13 (0:24) | 0:23 (0:48) | ||
Diagnosesa | Pre | CHD 23.1% (52) DEM 21.8% (49) DJD 17.8% (40) | DEM 42.6% (26) CHD 22.9% (14) APO 16.0% (10) | DEM 26.2% (75) CHD 23.1% (66) DJD 16.8% (48) | DEM 31.9% (210) CHD 19.8% (129) DEP 18.1% (119) |
Post | DEM 29.9% (88) OST 23.5% (69) APO 17.3% (51) | DEM 59.5% (47) DEP 26.6% (21) CHD 21.5% (17) | DEM 36.2% (135) OST 20.4% (76) APO 17.7% (66) | ||
Sample sizes | npre = 225 npost = 294 | npre = 61 npost = 79 | npre = 286 npost = 373 | n = 659 | |