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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Effects of a culturally adapted group based Montessori based activities on engagement and affect in Chinese older people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

 

Comparison Group (n = 54)

Intervention

Group (n = 54)

p value*

Age (years), mean (SD)a

84.5 (6.5)

83.3 (7.5)

0.363

Sex, n (%)

Male

Female

16 (29.6)

38 (70.4)

17 (31.5)

37 (68.5)

0.828

Global Deterioration Scale, n (%)

  

0.270

 Stage 3

5 (9.3)

4 (7.4)

 

 Stage 4

32 (59.3)

35 (64.8)

 

 Stage 5

17 (31.5)

15 (27.8)

 

MoCA scores, mean (SD)a

8.9 (5.0)

9.1 (5.5)

0.882

  1. Notes: *Chi-square test, unless specified; aindependent t test; SD standard deviation; n number