Table 2.
Baseline Information Between Animal‐assisted Therapy Group and Control group
| Characteristics | AAT group (M ± SE or n%) | Control group (M ± SE or n%) | t / X 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age(year) | 82.3 ± 1.8 | 82.1 ± 1.2 | 0.89 | 0.382 | |
| Gender | Male | 10 (71.4) | 12 (85.7) | 0.84 | 0.648 |
| Female | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | |||
| Length of hospitalization (year) | 2.64 ± 0.3 | 2.57 ± 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.382 | |
| Experience of keeping pets (Yes) | Yes | 11 (78.6) | 11 (78.6) | 0.0 | >0.999 |
| No | 3 (21.4) | 3 (21.4) | |||
| Cognitive function | MMSE‐K (score) | 14.60 ± 1.6 | 14.95 ± 2.5 | 0.08 | 0.932 |
| Emotion state | FRS(score) | 2.42 ± 1.0 | 2.35 ± 1.0 | 0.18 | 0.853 |
| CSDD(score) | 9.64 ± 4.9 | 9.35 ± 0.1 | 0.16 | 0.869 | |
| ADL(score) | 12.50 ± 8.8 | 12.30 ± 7.3 | 0.07 | 0.945 | |
| MBPC(score) | 8.14 ± 4.2 | 8.21 ± 3.1 | 0.05 | 0.960 | |
Note. AAT, Animal‐assisted Therapy; M, Mean; SE, Standard Error; MMSE‐K, Korean version of Mini Mental Status Examination; FRS, Faces Rating Scale; CSDD, Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; MBPC, Memory & Behavior Problems Checklist.