Table 2.

Comparison of attention, executive ability, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Indicators	Observation group (n = 89)	Control group (n = 100)	t	P value
Paddle pin quiz (points)
Net score I	32.20 ± 8.89	57.65 ± 9.90	-18.504	< 0.001
Net score II	36.60 ± 9.17	61.50 ± 9.24	-18.558	< 0.001
Net score III	17.20 ± 5.51	32.20 ± 5.58	-18.556	< 0.001
Net score IV	21.84 ± 8.05	28.80 ± 7.10	-6.316	< 0.001
Net score V	7.70 ± 2.40	15.50 ± 4.43	-14.788	< 0.001
Total net score	115.80 ± 12.26	195.76 ± 20.03	-32.609	< 0.001
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Total number of responses	122.45 ± 14.48	92.52 ± 16.60	13.134	< 0.001
Number of error responses	52.50 ± 13.37	19.54 ± 5.54	22.576	< 0.001
Number of persistent errors	26.20 ± 8.89	8.90 ± 1.15	19.286	< 0.001
Number of completed answers for the 1st classification	26.10 ± 6.86	15.70 ± 4.12	12.791	< 0.001
MoCA score (points)	24.40 ± 2.21	27.80 ± 2.13	-10.762	< 0.001

MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale.