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. 2023 Jul 6;7(1):715–729. doi: 10.3233/ADR-230013

Table 2.

Questionnaire data (mean±S.D.) before pre-single dose administration and after one-week follow up for placebo and oxytocin treatment groups

Questionnaire Placebo Nasal Spray Oxytocin Nasal Spray Overall
Pre-single dose administration One-week Follow-Up Mean difference Pre-single dose administration One-week Follow-Up Mean difference Partial Eta Squared 90% Confidence Interval F (1,6) p
Caregiver-report
AES 29.5±11.0 28.0±13.4 -1.5 27.5±12.1 25.3±15.7 -2.2 0.01 - 0.00 0.81
GDS-15 2.8±2.5 2.3±2.6 -0.5 2.5±2.9 1.8±1.7 -0.7 0.01 0.00-0.14 0.03 0.86
HBA FAQ 43.5±45.6 25.5±39.1 -18.0 28.8±39.7 0.5±1.0 -28.3 0.03 0.00-0.33 0.18 0.69
HBA SQ 12.3±8.5 8.5±5.4 -3.8 7.8±2.5 8.5±4.7 0.7 0.33 0.00-0.60 2.98 0.14
IBM 30.5±13.8 31.8±10.5 1.3 31.3±13.4 36.0±17.3 4.7 0.14 0.00-0.46 0.98 0.36
IRI-EC 17.5±3.9 18.0±5.5 -0.5 16.8±4.2 17.3±6.0 0.5 0.00 - 0.00 1.00
IRI-PT 13.8±2.8 11.5±4.7 -2.3 13.3±1.0 13.3±2.6 0.0 0.18 0.00-0.49 1.30 0.30
NPI 13.5±7.0 18.8±16.5 5.3 10.3±3.6 15.0±4.9 4.7 0.00 0.00-0.51 0.01 0.94
SDS 106.8±17.6 104.5±18.2 -2.3 100.5±30.6 95.5±23.9 -5.0 0.04 0.00-0.35 0.27 0.62
WHO-5 14.5±2.4 16.0±4.2 1.5 13.8±5.7 15.8±3.7 2.0 0.01 0.00-0.14 0.03 0.87
ZBI 40.0±12.7 41.0±15.2 1.0 41.0±13.0 38.3±13.5 -2.7 0.19 0.00-0.51 1.40 0.28
Self-report
WHO-5 19.0±4.2 19.3±2.2 0.3 18.3±4.3 20.0±3.6 1.7 0.09 0.00-0.41 0.62 0.46
GDS-15 2.3±1.3 1.8±1.0 -0.5 1.3±0.5 2.0±1.8 0.7 0.17 0.00-0.48 1.19 0.32

AES, Apathy Evaluation Scale; GDS-15, 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale; HBA FAQ, Healthy Brain Ageing Functional Assessment Questionnaire; HBA SQ, Healthy Brain Ageing Sleep Questionnaire; IBM, Intimate Bond Measure; IRI-EC/PT, Interpersonal Reactivity Index-Empathic Concern/Perspective-Taking subscales; NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory; SDS, Socioemotional Dysfunction Scale; WHO-5, World Health Organization (Five) Well-Being Index; ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview.