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Table 3 Clinical and demographic characteristics of participants

From: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of PainChek® in UK Aged Care Residents with advanced dementia

Characteristics

 

Mean age (SD), years

Median age (range), years

84.7 (5.6)

85.5 (74–95)

Sex, N (%)

Male

Female

5 (23)

17 (77)

Ethnicity, N (%)

White British

Black British

21 (95.5)

1 (4.5)

Baseline mean MMSE score, (SD), N = 22

Median MMSE (range)

5.78 (5.3)

4.5 (0–17)

End of study mean MMSE score, (SD), N = 20

Median MMSE (range)

3.6 (4.5)

2 (0–14)

Mean length of residency (SD), months at baseline

Median lengths of residency (range)

25.8 (25.5)

14.5 (3–83)

Diagnosis of dementia, N (%)

Alzheimer’s Disease

Mixed Dementia

Vascular Dementia

Other/Unspecified Dementia

Korsakoff’s Dementia

10 (45.5)

6 (27.3)

3 (13.6)

2 (9.1)

1 (4.5)

Diagnosis of pain conditions, N (%)

Arthritis

Osteoporosis

Osteoarthritis

Other musculoskeletal pain*

5 (22.7)

6 (27.3)

2 (9.1)

11 (50)

  1. * Other musculoskeletal pain included lower back pain, tendonitis, stress fractures and bed sores