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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the dementia residents at baseline

From: The outcomes of a person-centered, non-pharmacological intervention in reducing agitation in residents with dementia in Australian rural nursing homes

 

N (%)

Sex

 Female

51 (68.9)

 Male

23 (31.1)

Age (mean, SD)

82.4 (7.7)

Education

 None

23 (31.1)

 Primary school

15 (20.3)

 High school

19 (25.7)

 University degree

6 (8.1)

Previous occupation

 Unemployed

11 (14.9)

 Factory or farm worker

44 (59.5)

 Administration or officer

11 (14.9)

 University or government

4 (5.4)

Marital status

 Married

30 (40.5)

 Divorced

6 (8.1)

 Widowed

33 (44.6)

Age at admission (mean, SD)

80.1 (8.4)

Duration of stay

 0–2 years

42 (56.8)

 2–5 years

19 (25.7)

  > 5 years

13 (17.6)

SMMSE (mean, SD)

9.21 (6.7)

Cognitive impairment, n (%)

 Severe

34 (45.9)

 Moderate

27 (36.5)

 Mild

6 (8.1)

Pain

 None

43 (58.1)

 Mild pain

17 (23.0)

 Moderate pain

5 (6.8)

 Server pain

2 (2.7)

Barthel Index (mean, SD)

58.4 (24.0)

Cornell Depression Scale

 Anxiety

  Unable to evaluate

3 (4.1)

  Absent

16 (21.6)

 Mild or intermittent

35 (47.3)

  Severe

16 (21.6)

 Sadness

  Unable to evaluate

2 (2.7)

  Absent

37 (50.0)

 Mild or intermittent

22 (29.7)

  Severe

8 (10.8)

 Irritability

  Unable to evaluate

4 (5.4)

  Absent

32 (43.2)

 Mild or intermittent

23 (31.1)

  Severe

8 (10.8)

 Agitation

  Unable to evaluate

3 (4.1)

  Absent

32 (43.2)

 Mild or intermittent

25 (33.8)

  Severe

9 (12.2)

  1. Percentage does not add up to 100% due to non-response