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. 2019 Dec 3;35(4):348–357. doi: 10.1002/gps.5231

Table 2.

Summary of participant demographics and clinical characteristics

Participant Demographic and Clinical Characteristics at Baseline (n = 19 dyads)
PwD Age Median 76 y (IQR, 11; range 63‐88)
Male sex 63% (n = 12)
MoCA Mean 17.3 (SD 3.7; range 12‐23)
Duration of cognitive impairment Median 60 mo (IQR, 54; range 6‐120)
Dementia type Alzheimer disease (n = 9); vascular dementia (n = 9); mixed dementia (n = 1)
Hearing impairment only 42% (n = 8)
Vision impairment only None
Combined hearing and vision impairment 58% (n = 11)
Level of hearing impairment in those screened positive

n = 12 detected the same number of tones in both ears out of 6 (2 tones = 1, 3 tones = 4, 4 tones = 5, 5 tones = 2);

n = 7 had scores of 3/2, 1/3, 1/3, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 4/5 for left and right ears, respectively

Level of visual impairment in those screened positive

n = 9 had mild impairment (+0.2 to 0.5 LogMAR);

n = 2 had moderate impairment (+0.6 to 0.9 LogMAR) (ICD10 classification21)

Study partners Age Median 67 y (IQR, 13; range 43‐82)
Sex 68% (n = 13)
Coresident with participant with dementia 79% (n = 15)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment.18