. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 22.

Published in final edited form as: Int Psychogeriatr. 2015 Jan 13;27(6):1009–1016. doi: 10.1017/S1041610214002865

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the study sample at admission (N=242)

Variable	GH (n=93) M (SD)/n (%)	Trad (n=149) M (SD)/n (%)	Group difference (t/X² value)	p-value
Age	87.2 (7.2)	85.8 (9.7)	−1.27	0.206
Female	68 (73.1%)	110 (73.9%)	0.02	0.903
ADL function (ADLLF, 0 – 28)	14.5 (6.7)	14.5 (7.4)	0.01	0.989
Cognitive function (CPS, 0 – 6)	2.5 (1.0)	2.2 (1.2)	−1.51	0.132
Depressive symptoms (MMS, 0 – 8)	1.2 (1.9)	0.8 (1.5)	−1.63	0.104
Social engagement(ISE, 0 – 6)	1.0 (1.5)	0.8 (1.5)	−1.33	0.184

Note. GH = Green House home residents; Trad = Traditional home residents; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; ADLLF = activities of daily living long form; CPS = cognitive performance scale; MSS = mood scale score; ISE = index of social engagement; Higher scores of ADL, CPS, and MSS indicate worse status, but higher scores of ISE indicate better engagement status.