Table 5.

Comparison between mean patient performance observed by the investigator and by the caregiver.

Questions	Caregiver				Patient			P	Interpretation
	Mean	SD Median			Mean	SD Median
Q1 - Able to fill out a check, pay	2.73	0.83	3.00		1.73	1.31	2.00	0.002	Significant
bills and handle money.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q2 - Able to organize him/herself	2.69	0.84	3.00		1.96	1.04	2.00	0.006	Significant
by making notes.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q3 - Able to buy clothes and food.	2.62	0.80	3.00		2.08	0.93	2.00	0.002	Significant
									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q4 - Able to play cards, checkers	2.19	1.30	3.00		1.31	1.26	1.00	0.001	Significant
and dominoes.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q5 - Able to make coffee and not to	2.23	1.18	3.00		1.31	1.12	1.50	0.002	Significant
forget to turn off the stove.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q6 - Able to prepare food.	2.54	0.76	3.00		1.23	1.14	1.00	<0.001	Significant
									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q7 - Able to keep up with	2.62	0.90	3.00		1.58	1.14	2.00	0.001	Significant
community or neighborhood events.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Q8 - Able to pay attention to and	2.04	1.34	3.00		1.62	1.10	2.00	0.16	No significant
to understand a television or radio									Caregiver=Patient difference
program and to read and under-
stand a newspaper or magazine.
Q9 - Able to remember engage-	2.54	0.90	3.00		1.85	1.05	2.00	0.02	Significant
ments, family events and his/her									Caregiver>Patient difference
medications.
Q10 - Able to take a walk outside the	2.65	0.85	3.00		1.35	1.23	1.50	0.001	Significant
neighborhood without getting lost.									Caregiver>Patient difference
Total	24.81	6.43	26.50		16.00	8.90	18.00	<0.001	Significant
									Caregiver>Patient difference