Table 2.
Demographic Information of the Care Recipients.a
| Items | Intervention, n = 31 | Usual Care, n = 30 | The Total, n = 61 | P Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | .71b | |||
| Male | 11 (35.4) | 13 (43.3) | 24 (39.3) | |
| Female | 20 (64.5) | 17 (56.6) | 37 (60.7) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 83.0 (77.0-87.0) | 82.5 (76.0-86.0) | 83.0 (76.0-86.0) | .56c |
| Duration of dementia, median (IQR) | 4.6 (1.0-16.0) | 4.6 (1.0-13.0) | 4.6 (1.0-16.0) | .77c |
| Blessed dementia dependence score, median (IQR) | 13.4 (2.0-25.0) | 12.2 (3.0-27.0) | 12.8 (2.0-27.0) | .34c |
| Number of chronic conditions, median (IQR) | 2.2 (0-4.0) | 2.4 (0-4.0) | 2.3 (0-4.0) | .39c |
| RUDAS score, median (IQR) | 14.1 (0-21.0) | 12.9 (0-22.0) | 13.5 (0-22.0) | .81c |
Abbreviations: RUDAS, Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale; IQR, interquartile range.
an = 61.
bChi-square test.
cMann-Whitney U test.