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Table 3 Average attitudes of adolescents towards dementia and the elderly at different time points in experimental study

From: Comparison of long-term effects of exergaming (Xbox one kinet) and companionship programs on attitude towards dementia and the older adults among adolescents: a quasi-experimental longitudinal study

Variable

n

Pre-test

n

Post-test

n

Post-test 1st month

n

Post-test 3rd month

n

Post-test 6th month

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Attitudes towards dementia

 EGIV

42

94.76(13.73)

42

102.02(11.92)

41

102.10(12.57)

39

103.46(12.95)

39

103.08(12.77)

 EGIII

40

86.55(12.85)

40

93.68(16.21)

36

99.19(17.50)

36

100.94(12.90)

29

99.69(13.27)

 EGII

41

91.27(12.94)

41

96.68(12.37)

30

100.17(12.42)

26

101.19(13.29)

26

97.62(13.49)

 EGI

40

97.48(14.40)

40

103.30(14.03)

35

99.86(13.62)

35

100.09(14.33)

35

98.94(13.25)

 CG

37

91.57(10.92)

37

91.95(12.04)

35

94.20(13.83)

33

94.55(13.17)

31

94.13(11.72)

Attitudes towards the elderlya

 EGIV

42

63.05(19.60)

42

57.00 (17.08)

41

60.63 (19.34)

39

60.31(17.71)

39

60.54(17.06)

 EGIII

40

72.38(14.67)

40

68.48 (17.63)

36

62.06 (19.71)

36

62.05(15.83)

29

65.93(12.65)

 EGII

41

66.71(17.74)

41

58.63 (16.04)

30

57.07 (17.30)

26

57.08(17.51)

26

59.54(16.75)

 EGI

40

62.85(17.93)

40

55.90 (17.64)

35

62.11 (16.91)

35

61.29(13.36)

35

62.69(16.12)

 CG

37

57.86(20.38)

37

60.97 (15.82)

35

61.14 (15.90)

33

63.15(14.87)

31

66.26(14.76)

  1. aa lower score indicated the better attitudes towards the elderly; EGI = 5-week exergaming group; EGII = 5-week companion group; EGIII = 8-week exergaming group; EGIV = 8-week companion group; CG control group