Table 1.

Demographics and Test Performance at Baseline (Mean, SD) for MSBR (n=12) and Control (n=8) Group

	Overall (n=20)	MBSR (n=12)	Control (n=8)	Group Effect (p)
Age (range 57–91 y) Mean ± SD	74 ± 6.9	73.83 ± 7.04	74.25 ± 7.25	0.374
Gender (Female/Male)	13/7	6/6	7/1	0.213
Education years	14.3 ± 2.79	14.08 ± 3.08	14.63 ± 2.45	0.611
MMSE Mean ± SD	27.26 ± 1.63	26.82 ± 1.72	27.875 ± 1.36	0.302
GDS score Mean ± SD	4.9 ± 3.39	6 ± 3.19	3.25 ± 3.15	0.075
BAI score Mean ± SD	11.45 ± 11.22	14.92 ± 12.42	6.25 ± 6.92	0.053
Shalom Mean ± SD	36.7 ± 11.73	39.5 ± 10.03	32.5 ± 13.47	0.231