Table 1 Basic characteristics of the main sample (N = 387) and convenience sample (N = 60)

Sociodemographic

 Female

252 (65.1%)

24 (40%)

 Age^a

90.7 ± 4.7 (85–103)

80.7 ± 5.4 (70–96)

 Age groups

   85

110 (28.4%)

-

   90

134 (34.6%)

-

  ≥ 95

143 (37.0%)

-

 Number of years in school^a

6.7 ± 2.2 (0–20)

10.5 ± 3.5 (7–19)

   0–5 years

43 (12.0%)

0

   6–7 years

241 (67.5%)

17 (28.3%)

   8–9 years

42 (11.8%)

16 (26.7%)

   ≥ 10 years

31 (8.7%)

27 (45.0%)

 Living in a nursing home

132 (36.2%)

12 (20%)

 Living alone

299 (82.4%)

28 (46.7%)

Assessments

 MMSE^a

22.5 ± 5.2 (10.0–30.0)

-

 Barthel ADL-index^a

17.0 ± 4.0 (0–20.0)

-

 GDS-15^a First assessment

4.0 ± 3.0 (0–13.0)

3.2 ± 3.4 (0–15)

 GDS-15^a Second assessment

-

3.3 ± 3.4 (0–15)

 Days between GDS assessment

2.2 ± 1.5 (1–8)

 MADRS^a

5.0 ± 5.0 (0–28.0)

-

 Six Item screener (points)^a,b

-

4.4 ± 1.6 (0–6)

Health related

 Experienced pain past week

177 (61.9%)

-

 Stroke history

58 (15.0%)

-

 Sleep disorders

132 (46.2%)

-

 Dementia

120 (31.5%)

-

 Use of antidepressant drugs

60 (15.5%)

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