Table 1 Demographic data for participants attending farm-based dementia care or regular day care
Demographic | Farm-based dementia care (n = 29) | Regular Day Care (n = 107) | P-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender – man (%) | 20 (69.0) | 36 (34.0) | 0.001 |
Age – mean (SD) | 74.0 (7.22) | 84.3 (8.10) | < 0.001 |
Education | n = 29 | n = 87 | 0.189 |
- Primary (%) | 4 (13.8) | 40 (46.0) | |
- Secondary (%) | 19 (65.5) | 20 (23.0) | |
- College/University | 6 (20.7) | 25 (28.7) | |
Living alone (%) | 4 (13.8) | 57 (54.3) | < 0.001 |
Clinical dementia rating (CDR) | n = 29 | N = 102 | |
CDR – mean (SD) | 1.22 (0.57) | 1.52 (0.67) | 0.021 |
CDR – groups | |||
- No (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.9) | |
- Very mild (%) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (2.9) | |
- Mild (%) | 19 (65.5) | 41 (40.2) | |
- Moderate (%) | 6 (20.7) | 49 (48.0) | |
- Severe (%) | 1 (3.4) | 5 (4.9) | |
TUG – mean time in seconds (SD) | 13.48 (5.61) | 17.22 (8.02) | 0.026 |
Activity levels | |||
Sedentary activity % - mean (SD) | 39.70 (13.41) | 43.51 (14.62) | 0.209 |
Min – max2 | 11.75–66.19 | 10.67–73.41 | |
Light activity % - mean (SD) | 50.53 (8.87) | 50.19 (11.48) | 0.864 |
Min-Max2 | 32.90–65.66 | 24.38–76.86 | |
Moderate activity % - mean (SD) | 9.75 (9.34) | 6.29 (5.97) | 0,066 |
Min-Max2 | 0.17–38.43 | 0.03–28.35 | |