Table 1. Descriptive statistics for baseline cohort and completers.
| Characteristic | Baseline cohort (n = 847) | Completers (n = 553) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAU | WHELD | TAU | WHELD | |
| Total population | 443 (100%) | 404 (100%) | 296 (66.82%) | 257 (63.61%) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 129 (29.1%) | 132 (32.7%) | 84 (28.4%) | 78 (30.4%) |
| Female | 314 (70.9%) | 272 (67.3%) | 212 (71.6%) | 179 (69.6%) |
| Age (years) | 88.5 (0.50) | 88.4 (0.57) | 86.6 (0.50) | 86.6 (0.53) |
| FAST stage | ||||
| Mild dementia or less | 35 (7.90%) | 47 (11.64%) | 21 (7.09%) | 23 (8.95%) |
| Moderate dementia | 38 (8.58%) | 39 (9.65%) | 15 (5.07%) | 16 (6.22%) |
| Moderately severe dementia | 267 (60.27%) | 241 (59.65%) | 159 (53.71%) | 153 (59.53%) |
| Severe dementia | 103 (23.23%) | 77 (19.06%) | 101 (34.12%) | 65 (25.29%) |
| Antipsychotic use | 78 (9.2%) | 75 (8.9%) | 51 (9.2%) | 52 (9.4%) |
| DEMQOL-Proxy score | 103.84 (0.70) | 103.04 (0.74) | 103.69 (0.68) | 105.62 (0.59) |
| CMAI | 48.49 (1.03) | 48.29 (1.04) | 48.10 (1.06) | 46.00 (1.01) |
| NPI-NH | 2.13 (0.13) | 2.36 (0.23) | 2.14 (0.14) | 2.33 (0.24) |
Data are given as n (percent) or mean (SEM).
CMAI, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory; FAST, Functional Assessment Staging Tool; NPI-NH, Neuropsychiatric Inventory–Nursing Home Version; TAU, treatment as usual.