Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Diagnosis of the Study Sample Classified Into Four Groups According to the Frequency of Digital Device Use (Either Daily or Non-Daily Usage).
| Non-daily use n = 129 (39.9%) |
Touchscreen daily use only n = 23 (7.1%) |
Computer daily use only n = 87 (26.9%) |
Daily use of both types of devices n = 84 (26.0%) |
F or χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 78.9 (5.86) | 73.8 (7.56) | 75.1 (7.08) | 72.6 (6.43) | 18.1 | <.001 |
| Sex, men (%) | 43 (33.3) | 6 (26.1) | 29 (33.3) | 33 (39.3) | 1.70 | .64 |
| Education, >12 years (%) | 52 (40.3) | 11 (47.8) | 59 (67.8) | 65 (77.4) | 33.9 | <.001 |
| Clinical diagnosis, n (%) | 42.0 | <.001 | ||||
| NC (n = 112) | 24 (18.6) | 5 (21.7) | 38 (43.7) | 45 (53.6) | ||
| MCI (n = 127) | 53 (41.1) | 12 (52.2) | 32 (36.8) | 30 (35.7) | ||
| AD (n = 84) | 52 (40.3) | 6 (26.1) | 17 (19.5) | 9 (10.7) |
Note. NC = normal cognition; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; AD = Alzheimer’s disease.