Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants
Participant 1 | Participant 2 | Participant 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age, year | 92 | 87 | 85 |
Sex | Female | Female | Female |
Education | Unknown | High school | Junior high school |
Diagnosis of dementia | Alzheimer’s disease | Dementia | Alzheimer’s disease |
Length of stay, months | 15 | 16 | 21 |
Marital status | Widowed | Widowed | Widowed |
Antidementia drug | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Locomotion | walking frame | walking frame | cane |
Initial assessment | |||
MMSE-J | 21 | 16 | 9 |
CDR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
COGNISTAT Five | |||
Short term memory | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Orientation | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Construction | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Recall | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ABC-DS | |||
Dementia severity (total score) | 78 | 71 | 81 |
ADLs | 39 | 40 | 41 |
BPSDs | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Cognitive function | 13 | 7 | 16 |