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

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Comparison of the Effect between Digital RT and Traditional RT Groups (N = 41)

Variables	Time	Cont (n = 19)	Exp (n = 22)	Source	F/t	p
Variables	Time	M ± SD	M ± SD	Source	F/t	p
Cognition^a	T0	15.11 ± 3.61	14.50 ± 4.16	Group	0.22	.643
	T1	16.39 ± 3.65	16.15 ± 3.73	Time	4.66	.022
	T2	16.50 ± 4.27	15.75 ± 4.38	G*T	0.13	.821
Depression^a	T0	4.42 ± 3.52	6.14 ± 4.77	Group	0.20	.654
	T1*	4.25 ± 3.12	3.20 ± 2.94	Time	6.84	.002
	T2	4.68 ± 2.21	2.82 ± 3.04	G*T	7.62	.001
BPDS^a	T0	18.78 ± 14.72	16.24 ± 10.10	Group	1.02	.319
	T1	16.72 ± 14.10	13.14 ± 11.57	Time	6.46	.005
	T2	16.22 ± 14.09	11.19 ± 7.30	G*T	0.67	.485
Engagement^b	1st session	47.67 ± 2.35	45.05 ± 3.59
	last session	46.50 ± 6.36	48.79 ± 1.62
	Mean difference	−0.86 ± 6.01	3.79 ± 3.82		−2.71^c	.011

Cont control group, Exp experimental group, T0 before intervention, T1 Post-intervention, T2 4 weeks after intervention; ^a repeated measures- ANOVA; ^b independent t-test; ^c t value, BPSD behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; * Transformed data, Group main effect of group, Time main effect of time, G*T group x time interaction effect, Mean difference last session- 1st session

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