Table 7.
Mean pre- and post-intervention scores, mean change scores and statistical significance.
| Characteristic | N | Baseline Mean (SD) |
Post-Intervention Mean (SD) |
Mean Change from Baseline (SD) | P | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSDD | ||||||
| Intervention | 10 | 10.60 (5.18) | 8.20 (5.07) | +2.40 (5.52) | 0.17 | 0.70 |
| Control | 9 | 13.17 (4.57) | 14.83 (4.30) | −1.67 (6.69) | ||
| QOL-AD | ||||||
| Intervention | 10 | 31.50 (5.21) | 33.60 (6.17) | +2.10 (3.78) | 0.43 | 0.47 |
| Control | 9 | 30.83 (4.37) | 30.78 (5.65) | −0.06 (7.13) | ||
| IRA | ||||||
| Intervention | 5 | 6.40 (2.88) | 11.80 (4.67) | +5.40 (6.23) | 0.24 | 0.91 |
| Control | 5 | 8.00 (3.67) | 8.00 (5.05) | 0.00 (7.07) | ||
Note. (+) = improvement; (−) = deterioration. CSDD = Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; QOL-AD = Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease; IRA = Index of Relocation Adjustment.