Table 1.
Demographics and baseline measures
| Variables |
Group |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC N = 15 | TC N = 9 | ||
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 77.63 ± 5.91 (67–88) | 78.33 ± 5.59 (69–83) | 0.363a |
| Education level, N (%) | |||
| – No formal education | 8 (53.3) | 1 (11.1) | 0.288b |
| – Primary education | 6 (40.0) | 4 (44.4) | |
| – Secondary education | 1 (6.7) | 2 (22.2) | |
| – University or above | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Living companion, N (%) | |||
| – With spouse | 2 (13.3) | 1 (11.1) | 0.633b |
| – With siblings | 5 (33.3) | 5 (55.6) | |
| – Alone with helpers | 1 (6.7) | 1 (11.1) | |
| – Alone | 7 (46.7) | 2 (22.2) | |
| CMMSE (Mean ± SD) | 24.53 ± 1.92 (23–28) | 25.77 ± 3.08 (21–30) | 0.169a |
| CDRS (Mean ± SD) | 119.53 ± 13.01 (93–135) | 120.65 ± 7.96 (78–134) | 0.765a |
Notes:
a
Student’s t-test;
b
Chi-square test.
Abbreviations: CDRS, Chinese version of Mattis Dementia Rating Scale; CMMSE, Chinese version of the Mini-mental State Examination; CRC, Community Recreational Center group; PWI, The Personal Well-being Index; SD, Standard deviation; TC, Training Center group.