Table 3.
Combined data for all particiants
| Visit (months) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||||||
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | p-value | |
| MMSE score | 16.0 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 1.3 | < 0.0001 | ||||||
| CBRSD score | 30.1 | 2.9 | 29.4 | 2.9 | 35.6 | 3.0 | 36.9 | 3.2 | 35.3 | 3.2 | 0.0073 |
| Patient QOL (patient) | 39.4 | 1.2 | 39.8 | 1.2 | 40.4 | 1.3 | 39.5 | 1.4 | 41.1 | 1.4 | 0.4226 |
| Patient QOL (caregiver) | 33.8 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 1.1 | 32.3 | 1.1 | 32.2 | 1.1 | 31.0 | 1.2 | 0.0423 |
| Caregiver QOL | 117.5 | 3.2 | 114.6 | 3.4 | 117.2 | 3.4 | 113.7 | 3.6 | 115.0 | 3.6 | 0.6537 |
NOTE: Data are given as mean (standard errors). Patient QOL (caregiver): B vs 3, p = 0.0026; 3 vs 12, p = 0.0311. CBRSD score: B vs 6,9,12 (0.0213, 0.0093, 0.0478); 3 vs 6,9,12 (0.0106, 0.0047, 0.0269). Abbreviations: MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; CBRSD, CERAD Behavior Scale for Demetia; QOL, Quality of Life Scale.