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Table 2 Population with and without mini mental state examination score

From: Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

 

Without MMSE

With MMSE

n

%

n

%

Gender = Female

35

62.5

229

57.97

Living situation

 Living alone

21

37.5

182

46.1

  Living with spouse/partner

21

37.5

160

40.5

 Other

14

25.0

53

13.4

Caregiver support

 Caregiver visits at least once per day

16

28.6

95

24.1

 Caregiver visits less than once per day

11

19.6

107

27.1

 Live-in caregiver

29

51.8

193

48.9

Risk of wandering

 Low

35

62.5

293

74.2

 Moderate

14

25.0

76

19.2

 High

7

12.5

26

6.6

Safety risk

 Low

19

33.9

211

53.4

 Moderate

28

50.0

158

40.0

 High

9

16.1

26

6.6

  1. Note. N = 451, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination [29], M Mean, SD Standard Deviation