Table 4.
6-month NPI results; in the first and third rows it has been reported the within group comparison with baseline.
| Subitems NPI | Number of patients/48 (%) within groups (6 months versus baseline) |
Frequency × severity | Caregiver distress |
|---|---|---|---|
| hallucinations | 16 (33%) (p < 0.001) | 2 | 1 (NS) |
| Delusions | 7 (15%) (p < 0.05) | 1 | 1 (NS) |
| Agitation/aggression | 4 (8%) (NS) | 2 | 1 (NS) |
| Dysphoria/depression | 17 (35%) (p < 0.001) | 3 | 1 (p < 0.05) |
| Anxiety | 20 (42%) (p < 0.001) | 4 | 1 (p < 0.05) |
| Irritability | 4 (8%) (p < 0.001) | 3 | 1 (p < 0.05) |
| Disinhibition | 1 (2%) (p < 0.001) | 2 | 1 (p < 0.05) |
| Euphoria | 2 (4%) (NS) | 2 | 1 (p < 0.05) |
| Apathy | 30 (62%) (p < 0.001) | 8 | 4 (NS) |
| Aberrant motor behavior | 2 (4%) (NS) | 2 | 2 (p < 0.05) |
| Sleep behavior change | 4 (8%) (p < 0.001) | 2 | 3 (p < 0.05) |
| Appetite change | 1 (2%) (p < 0.001) | 2 | 2 (p < 0.05) |