Table 3.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Standard (Patients Enrolling Intervention at M1) and Brief Intervention (Patients Enrolling Intervention at M2) Groups.
| Standard Intervention (M1), n = 10 | Brief Intervention (M2/Crossover), n = 6 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gendera | 7 Females | 5 Females | .55 |
| Age | 79.60 (9.06) | 79.00 (12.99) | .91 |
| Education | 2.40 (2.68) | 1.83 (2.04) | .69 |
| Number of institutionalized participants | 6 | 2 | – |
| Medications (number of participants) | |||
| Antidementia drugs | 1 | 0 | – |
| Antidepressants | 3 | 0 | – |
| Hypnotics | 5 | 3 | – |
| Antipsychotics | 3 | 1 | – |
| GDS | 3.80 (0.92) | 3.17 (0.41) | .15 |
| GDS stage, number of participants | |||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | – |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | – |
| MMSE | 17.40 (4.25) | 24.17 (5.15) | .03 |
| GDS Depression | 11.30 (5.33) | 9.33 (6.15) | .62 |
Abbreviations: GDS, Global Deterioration Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS Depression, Geriatric Depression Scale; M1, moment 1; M2, moment 2.
a Mann-Whitney test was used for all variables except for gender, which was assessed with Pearson chi-square.