Table 2.
Scores of MCI and AD patients on the A&A scale
| Question | Group | Median | Min-Max | Mean rank | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness | |||||
| 1 (age) | MCI | 3 | 2–3 | 13.1 | |
| AD | 2 | 1–3 | 8.2 | 0.03 | |
| 2 (profession) | MCI | 3 | 1–3 | 12.1 | |
| AD | 3 | 1–3 | 9.6 | n.s. | |
| 3 (change in spending days) | MCI | 3 | 2–3 | 12.6 | |
| AD | 2 | 2–3 | 8.8 | n.s. | |
| 4 (diagnosis) | MCI | 3 | 1–3 | 12.9 | |
| AD | 1 | 1–3 | 8.4 | n.s. | |
| 5 (diagnostic understanding) | MCI | 3 | 1–3 | 12.6 | |
| AD | 1 | 1–3 | 8.8 | n.s. | |
| 6 (degree of cognitive symptoms) | MCI | 2 | 1–3 | 12.9 | |
| AD | 2 | 1–2 | 8.5 | 0.05 | |
| 7 (degree of problems) | MCI | 2 | 1–3 | 11.5 | |
| AD | 2 | 1–2 | 10.3 | n.s. | |
| 8 (reasons for cognitive problems) | MCI | 2 | 1–4 | 13.0 | |
| AD | 1 | 1–2 | 8.3 | 0.04 | |
| 10 (adjustment) | MCI | 2 | 1–3 | 11.1 | |
| AD | 2 | 1–3 | 10.9 | n.s. | |
| Emotional evaluation | |||||
| 9 (feelings about cognition) | MCI | 2 | 1–3 | 12.3 | |
| AD | 1 | 1–3 | 9.2 | n.s. | |
Medians, minimum and maximum scores, mean ranks, and differences in mean ranks between MCI and AD are shown.