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. 2011 Aug;66(8):1353–1360. doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000800008

Table 2.

Neuropsychiatric symptoms according to Neuropsychiatric Inventory domains and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia for patients with Alzheimer's disease (significant values: mean and SD) at baseline and at the time of final evaluation, after six months of exercise.

Controls(n = 11) Patients with motorintervention (n = 16)
NeuropsychiatryInventory First evaluation Finalevaluation Firstevaluation Final evaluation F p
(mean, SD) (mean, SD) (mean, SD) (mean, SD)
Delusions 4.3 (4.7) 2.5 (3.2) 1.9 (3.7) 0.4 (1.1) 0.01 0.90
Hallucinations 3.7 (5) 1.7 (3.6) 1.4 (3.1) 0.1 (0.3) 0.11 0.73
Agitation/aggression 2.7 (3.9) 5 (5.4) 2.4 (3.3) 0.3 (1) 5.52 0.02
Depression 4.5 (4.1) 6.2 (5) 5.3 (5.1) 1.4 (3.1) 6.4 0.01
Anxiety 5.4 (4.9) 6.8 (5.7) 6.6 (4.7) 1.3 (3.2) 9.14 0.01
Euphoria 2.4 (4.8) 0.2 (0.6) 1.5 (4.1) 0 0.15 0.69
Apathy/indifference 4.5 (4.5) 6 (4.6) 6.4 (5.2) 1.4 (3.2) 8.87 0.01
Dis-inhibition 0.5 (1.2) 1.4 (2.8) 2.7 (4.5) 0.1 (0.3) 4.95 0.03
Irritability 5.6 (5.4) 6.9 (5.3) 6.6 (4.4) 0.8 (3) 10.95 0.01
Motor behaviors 2.5 (4) 1.1 (2.4) 2.9 (4.6) 0.5 (1.4) 0.29 0.59
Sleep disturbances 4.4 (5.6) 2.7 (4.7) 2.8 (4.2) 0.3 (0.7) 0.27 0.60
Appetite alterations 1.1 (2) 2 (2.5) 3.6 (4.3) 0.9 (3) 8.03 0.01
NPI-Total 39.6 (25) 43.3 (18.4) 40.3 (34) 16.9 (17.6) 11.12 0.01
Cornell Depression 12 (7.9) 17.1 (6.3) 11.8 (6.5) 6.4 (4.8) 11.97 0.01

Values of F interaction between group and motor intervention and ANOVA two-way for repeated measures.

SD: Standard deviation.