Table 3.

Outcomes for Experimental and Wait List Control Group Dementia Patients at Four Months (N = 56)^a

	Experimental (N = 27)		Control (N = 29)
	Baseline	4-Months	Baseline	4-Months
Dependent Variable	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)	Adjusted Mean Effect at 4 months	p	95% CI	d
Behavioral Occurrences	30.5 (30.3)	18.8 (17.6)	41.5(70.5)	60.8 (85.3)	−.32b	.009	−.55, −.09	.72
Number of Behaviors	8.0 (3.8	7.2 (4.1)	7.5 (4.5)	7.7 (3.7)	−.98	.249	−2.67, .71
CSDD	9.2 (5.1)	9.0 (4.6)	8.1 (4.5)	8.7 (4.7)	−1.10	.340	−3.39, 1.19
Activity engagement	2.1 (.4)	2.3 (.3)	1.9 (.4)	2.0 (.4)	.22	.029	.02, .41	.61
Pleasure in recreation	2.4 (.6)	2.6 (.5)	2.2 (.7)	2.1 (.7)	.38	.045	.01, .74	.64
Quality of Life Scale	2.2 (.3)	2.4 (.4)	2. (.4)	2.1 (.5)	.18	.095	−.03, .40
Ability to keep busy	1.6 (.9)	2.2 (.7)	1.7 (.8)	1.6 (.9)	.56	.017	.11, 1.01	.71
	%			Wald
B. Specific Behaviorsc							95% CI for
Agitatedd	30.4	−2.89	1.18	6.00	.06	.014	.01, .56	.75
Arguingd	44.6	−2.51	.98	6.55	.08	.010	.01, .56	.77

Note: CSDD = Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia

^aAll analyses were adjusted for baseline value, care recipient cognitive status (MMSE) and number of ADL dependencies, caregiver age, gender, education, relationship to the care recipient.

^bAdjusted mean effect and confidence intervals are based on log transformed values.

^cBinary logistic regressions were used to analyze the behavior data; values are for main effects of treatment.

^dHosmer and Lemeshow test of goodness of fit = .685 and .638, respectively.