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Table 2 Description of the outcome (dependent) variable and independent variables. For the comparison test, we used the Fisher exact test for categorical variables, and the t-test for continuous variables

From: Associations between community participation and types of places visited among persons living with and without dementia: risks perception and socio-demographic aspects

Variables

Dementia

Comparison

CI 95% of mean difference

Coefficient for the difference between groups

p-value

n = 35

n = 35

Outcome: Participation (ACT-OUT, Part III)

   

18.740

<.001

 Participate only a little

12

0

   

 Do participate

8

6

   

 Participate as much as wanted

15

29

   

Number of visited places by domain (ACT-OUT)

 Nb of currently visited places (ACT-OUT, max = 25)

   

3.893

<.001

  Mean (SD)

15.83 (3.34)

18.91 (3.28)

1.50; 4.66

  

 Nb visited places – Domain A (max = 7)

   

4.622

<.001

  Mean (SD)

4.43 (2.11)

6.31 (1.15)

1.07; 2.70

  

 Nb visited places – Domain B (max = 5)

   

−2.653

.010

  Mean (SD)

3.26 (0.98)

2.71 (0.71)

−.95; −.13

  

 Nb visited places – Domain C (max = 6)

   

3.144

.002

  Mean (SD)

3.71 (1.25)

4.66 (1.25)

.34; 1.54

  

 Nb visited places – Domain D (max = 7)

   

2.661

.010

  Mean (SD)

4.11 (1.18)

5.03 (1.65)

.23; 1.60

  

Characteristics of the participants (MoCA and socio-demographic questionnaire)

MoCA

   

8.195

<.001

  Mean (SD)

17.74 (5.56)

26.09 (2.07)

6.31; 10.37

  

Age

   

.104

.917

  Mean (SD)

77.66 (8.35)

77.86 (7.72)

−3.63; 4.03

  

Gender

   

.952

.333

  Male

16

12

   

  Female

19

23

   

Education

   

.110

.950

  Mandatory school

9

10

   

  Apprenticeship

17

17

   

  Higher education degree

9

8

   

Living arrangement

   

.560

.618

  Alone

11

14

   

  Living with someone

24

21

   

Setting

   

2.142

.384

  Rural

15

14

   

  Small town

14

10

   

  City

6

11

   

Access to using a car

   

13.984

.001

  Not a car user

11

7

   

  Car user (self-driving)

7

22

   

  Car user (someone else drives)

17

6

   

Perceived risks (ACT-OUT)

Getting lost

   

21.167

<.001

 Concerned

11

0

   

 Unconcerned

7

1

   

 Very unconcerned

17

34

   

Falling down

   

2.146

.350

 Concerned

7

3

   

 Unconcerned

8

11

   

 Very unconcerned

20

21

   

Being stressed

   

9.762

.008

 Concerned

10

2

   

 Unconcerned

10

6

   

 Very unconcerned

15

27

   

Being embarrassed

   

11.427

.003

 Concerned

11

2

   

 Unconcerned

7

3

   

 Very unconcerned

17

30