Table 1.
Intervention (n=120) | Control (n=123) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
No (%) of women | 84 (70) | 90 (73) | 0.58 |
Mean (range) age (years) | 80 (67-92) | 80 (66-97) | 0.39 |
No (%) living alone | 62 (52) | 70 (57) | 0.41 |
Median (range) mini mental state examination score* | 20 (0-30) | 23 (0-30) | <0.001 |
Median (interquartile range) activities of daily living score† | 5 (5-6) | 6 (5-6) | 0.007 |
Median (interquartile range) instrumental activities of daily living score‡ | 4 (1-7) | 5.5 (3-8) | 0.004 |
Median (range) self assessed melancholy (0-100 mm)¶ | 48 (0-100) | 22 (0-100) | 0.14 |
Full range 0-30, higher score=better function. † Full range 0-6, higher score=better function. ‡ Full range 0-8, higher score=better function. ¶Visual analogue scale: full range 0-100, higher score=more melancholy.