Table 1 Sociodemographic information of the participants across the groups
|  | Experimental group (n = 53) | Control Group (n = 52) | Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Mean (SD) | Percentage | Mean (SD) | t | χ2 | df | p | |
Age |  | 65.40 (3.10) (range: 61–71) |  | 65.15 (2.55) (range: 56–71) | −.44 | / | 103 | .66 |
Sex (Male) | 50.9% | Â | 48.1% | Â | / | .09 | 1 | .77 |
Education (in years) | Â | 12.96 (2.67) | Â | 13.46 (2.85) | .93 | / | 103 | .36 |
Marriage (Married) | 69.8% | Â | 78.8% | Â | / | 1.12 | 1 | .29 |
Income ($) | Â | Â | Â | Â | / | 6.47 | 3 | .09 |
 < 6000 | 47.2% |  | 34.6% |  |  |  |  |  |
 6000–14,999 | 34% |  | 26.9% |  |  |  |  |  |
 15,000–24,999 | 7.5% |  | 25.0% |  |  |  |  |  |
 25,000 or above | 11.3% |  | 13.5% |  |  |  |  |  |
Job status | Â | Â | Â | Â | / | 1.23 | 1 | .27 |
 Retired | 83% |  | 90.4% |  |  |  |  |  |
 Unemployed or with a part-time job | 17% |  | 9.6% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditure (out of 5) | Â | 3.19 (.86) | Â | 3.42 (.70) | 1.54 | / | 103 | .13 |
Self-rated health (out of 5) |  | 3.11 (.78) |  | 2.87 (.93) | −1.48 | / | 103 | .14 |
Social participation (out of 5) | Â | 2.48 (.70) | Â | 2.65 (.64) | 1.31 | / | 103 | .19 |
MoCA score | Â | 27.30 (1.34) | Â | 27.81 (1.55) | 1.79 | / | 103 | .08 |