Table 1.
Total sample characteristics and comparisons between attention training and standard care groups at baseline
| Total sample | Attention training | Standard care | p | ||
| Score range | n = 43 | n = 21 | n = 22 | ||
| Age, y (mean±SD) | – | 75.1±6.8 | 74.2±6 | 75.9±7.6 | 0.417* |
| Education, y | – | 8.2±4.3 | 9±5.3 | 7.4±3 | 0.232* |
| Sex (% males) | – | 65% (n = 28) | 62% (n = 13) | 68% (n = 15) | 0.666# |
| Hypertension | – | 88% (n = 38) | 86% (n = 18) | 91% (n = 20) | 0.595# |
| Hypercholesterolemia | – | 72% (n = 31) | 76% (n = 16) | 68% (n = 15) | 0.558# |
| Diabetes | – | 16% (n = 7) | 14% (n = 3) | 18% (n = 4) | 0.729# |
| Smoking habits | – | 42% (n = 18) | 52% (n = 11) | 32% (n = 7) | 0.172# |
| History of stroke | – | 40% (n = 17) | 33% (n = 7) | 45% (n = 10) | 0.416# |
| Alcohol consumption | – | 44% (n = 19) | 43% (n = 9) | 45% (n = 10) | 0.864# |
| Mini Mental State Examination | 0–30 | 26.4±3 | 27.1±2.6 | 25.7±3.2 | 0.132* |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment | 0–30 | 19.2±4.6 | 19.9±4.8 | 18.6±4.4 | 0.360* |
| Activities of Daily Living (preserved items) | 0–6 | 5.9±0.4 | 5.9±0.3 | 5.9±0.4 | 0.970* |
| Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (impaired items) | 0–8 | 2.1±2.2 | 1.9±2.1 | 2.2±2.4 | 0.639* |
| Disability Assessment in Dementia | 0–100 | 88±15.5 | 91.9±11.9 | 84.2±17.8 | 0.101* |
| Attention Questionnaire | 0–36 | 15.5±9.9 | 15.1±11.5 | 15.9±8.5 | 0.793* |
| EuroQol (summary index) | –1/+1 | 0.7±0.3 | 0.7±0.3 | 0.7±0.3 | 0.491* |
| EuroQol (visual scale) | 0–100 | 65.2±17.8 | 63.1±18.3 | 67.3±17.5 | 0.449* |
| Geriatric Depression Scale | 0–15 | 4.8±3.8 | 4.6±4 | 4.9±3.8 | 0.748* |
*Independent sample t tests. #Chi square tests.