Table 1.
Demographics and Screening Measures at Baseline
| Comparison Group N=130 | Intervention Group N=135 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Score Range | Mean ± SD N (%) | Mean ± SD N (%) |
| Age | 65–94 | 74.83 ± 6.22 | 74.69 ± 5.74 |
| Education | 0–22 | 13.81 ± 3.71 | 13.39 ± 3.9 |
| Number of people in house | 1–6 | 1.65 ± 1.42 | 1.53 ± .81 |
| Attention | 0–324 | 45.53 ± 36.73 | 44.95 ± 34.16 |
| Cognitive Flexibility | 0–630 | 134.91 ± 98.62 | 125.3 ± 74.27 |
| Organizational Strategy | 0–79 | 40.58 ± 11.16 | 41.27 ± 11.46 |
| Depression | 0–60 | 9.47 ± 6.87 | 9.13 ± 6.71 |
| State Anxiety | 20–80 | 29.32 ± 8.12 | 29.72 ± 8.18 |
| Trait Anxiety | 20–80 | 32.15 ± 8.55 | 31.90 ± 9.24 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 30 (23.1) | 30 (22.2) | |
| Female | 100 (76.9) | 105 (77.8) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 93 (71.5) | 96 (71.1) | |
| Black | 15 (11.5) | 15 (11.1) | |
| Hispanic | 22 (16.9) | 24 (17.8) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 37 (28.5) | 45 (33.8) | |
| Never Married | 3 (2.3) | 5 (3.8) | |
| Divorced | 26 (20) | 25 (18.8) | |
| Widowed | 64 (49.2) | 58 (43.6) | |
Note. Attention = Trail-Making Test A; Cognitive Flexibility = Trail-Making Test B; Organizational Strategy = Controlled Oral Word Association Test; Depression = Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Scale (CES-D); State and Trait Anxiety = Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.