TABLE 2.
N | Sex | MMSE (SD) | Dementia severity | Dementia type | Ageb (SD) | Age rangeb | |
Experimental | Overall: 27 | F: 16 | 13.6 (7.1) | Questionable: 1 | Unprovided: 6 | 79.7 (8.9) | 54–90 |
AL:12 | M: 11 | Mild: 6 | AD: 6 | ||||
DP:15 | Moderate: 8 | Unspecified: 15 | |||||
Severe: 12 | |||||||
Control | Overall: 26a | F: 22 | 13.3 (6.6) | Questionable: 1 | Unprovided: 10 | 82.3 (8.4) | 66–96 |
AL:8 | M: 4 | Mild: 3 | AD: 7 | ||||
DP:18 | Moderate: 13 | AD and Vascular: 1 | |||||
Severe: 9 | Vascular: 1 | ||||||
Unspecified: 7 |
aOne participant did not complete the Digit Span. bIn years; 6 experimental and 8 control participants did not provide age information. AL, Assisted-Living Retirement; DP, Day Program; M, Male; F, Female; AD, Alzheimer’s disease.