Table 6.
Changes in scores at 12 weeks
| Scale | Subjects, n | Mean | Lower | Upper | SE | CV | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC-DS domain A | 223 | −0.99 | −1.43 | −0.54 | 3.40 | −3.44 | <0.0001 |
| ABC-DS domain B | 223 | 0.16 | −0.17 | 0.50 | 2.55 | 15.77 | 0.345 |
| ABC-DS domain C | 223 | −0.89 | −1.35 | −0.43 | 3.50 | −3.92 | 0.000 |
| Total ABC-DS score | 223 | −1.72 | −2.52 | −0.91 | 6.12 | −3.56 | <0.0001 |
| DAD | 218 | −4.77 | −6.53 | −3.01 | 13.22 | −2.77 | <0.0001 |
| MMSE | 223 | −0.35 | −0.68 | −0.01 | 2.51 | −7.28 | 0.041 |
| NPI-D | 223 | 0.13 | −0.98 | 1.25 | 8.47 | 62.97 | 0.813 |
| CDR-SB | 223 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 1.19 | 3.57 | <0.0001 |
ABC-DS, ABC Dementia Scale; total ABC-DS score, sum of the scores of the 13 items of the ABC-DS; DAD, Disability Assessment for Dementia; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NPI-D, Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Caregiver Distress Scale; CDR-SB, Clinical Dementia Rating Sum-of-Boxes; Lower, lower band of the 95% confidence interval; Upper, upper band of the 95% confidence interval; SE, standard error; CV, coefficient of variation (i.e., standard deviation/mean).