Table 1.

Summary of participants’ demographic information.

	Randomised participants n = 23
	Life review group (n = 11)	Gift group (n = 12)	Fisher's exact test
Characteristics	n (%) or mean (SD)	n (%) or mean (SD)	Statistics sig.
Age	84.5 (6.7)	88.3 (6.0)	p = 0.18a
Gender
•Male	n = 3 (27.3)	n = 4 (33.3)	p > 0.99
•Female	n = 8 (72.7)	n = 8 (66.7)
Marital status
•Married	n = 3 (27.3)	n = 2 (16.7))	p = 0.64
•Widowed	n = 8 (72.7)	n = 10 (83.3)
Lengtd of stay (montds)	26.5 (9.0)	24.5 (10.2)	p = 0.56a
CDR
•Mild	n = 5 (45.5)	n = 6 (50.0)	p > 0.99
•Moderate	n = 6 (54.5)	n = 6 (50.0)
Medication
(i) Antidepressants
•Yes	n = 3 (27.3)	n = 3 (25.0)	p > 0.99
•No	n = 8 (72.7)	n = 9 (75.0)
(ii) Antipsychotics
•Yes	n = 2 (18.2)	n = 1 (8.3)	p = 0.59
•No	n = 9 (81.8)	n = 11 (91.7)
(iii) Anxiolytics
•Yes	n = 1 (9.1)	n = 2 (16.7)	p > 0.99
•No	n = 10 (90.9)	n = 10 (83.3)
(iv) AChEIs
•Yes	n = 3 (27.3)	n = 3 (25.0)	p > 0.99
•No	n = 8 (72.7)	n = 9 (75.0)

^aIndependent samples t-test.