The effect of digital reminiscence therapy on people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Sample and Homogeneity of Groups at Baseline (N = 41)

	Cont (n = 19)	Exp (n = 22)	t / x²/z	p
	n (%) or M ± SD	n (%) or M ± SD	t / x²/z	p
Age (years)	84.05 ± 6.23	82.96 ± 6.01	0.57^a	.570
Education (years)	4.00 ± 4.00	2.91 ± 3.29	0.958 ^a	.344
Diagnosis
Alzheimer disease	9 (47.4)	8 (36.3)	0.163^b	.922
Vascular dementia	3 (15.8)	4 (18.2)
Other	7 (36.8)	10 (45.5)
Number of chronic disease	1.63 ± 0.76	1.96 ± 0.95	-1.54^c	.124
Number of medications taken*	2.27 ± 1.31	2.83 ± 2.14	−1.24	.223
Cognition	15.11 ± 3.62	14.73 ± 4.04	0.32 ^a	.384
Depression	4.42 ± 3.52	6.14 ± 4.78	−1.29 ^a	.204
BPDS	17.95 ± 14.76	16.24 ± 10.10	0.43 ^a	.669

Cont control group, Exp experimental group; * Transformed data; ^a t value; ^b x² value; ^c z score; BPSD behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

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