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Table 3 Comparison of TAP and Attention Control on Health-related Events: Number of Persons and Events

From: Effects of the tailored activity program (TAP) on dementia-related symptoms, health events and caregiver wellbeing: a randomized controlled trial

Category of Event

Total

TAP (N = 124)

Attention Control (N = 126)

p-values = # of persons

 

# Persons

# Events

# Persons

# Events

# Persons

# Events

Unadjusted p -value

Adjusted

p -value*

Person living with dementia

Death

11

11

4

4

7

7

0.37

0.38

Health related

43

54

15

18

28

36

0.04

0.03

Hospitalization

34

42

10

13

24

29

  

Emergency room

9

10

5

5

4

5

  

Depression or

suicidal ideation

(Proxy report)

2

2

0

0

2

2

  

Caregiver

Hospitalizations

13

15

3

4

10

11

0.06

0.07

Elevated depression and/or suicidal ideation

30

35

16

19

14

16

0.66

0.78

  1. Note: Bold signifies significant p value < 0.05; *Adjusted for caregiver race, gender, education, relationship with person living with dementia, baseline Mini-mental Status Examination (MMSE)