Table 1.
Description of participants.
| Characteristics | (n = 334) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 259 | 77.5 |
| Men | 75 | 22.5 |
| Higher education | 14 | 4.2 |
| Intermediate education | 13 | 3.9 |
| Basic education | 235 | 70.4 |
| None | 72 | 21.6 |
| Alzheimer-type dementia | 181 | 54.2 |
| Senile-type dementia | 141 | 42.2 |
| Other dementias | 12 | 3.6 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 147 | 44 |
| Depression | 68 | 20.4 |
| Anxiety | 36 | 10.8 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 1.2 |
| OT | 242 | 72.5 |
| Physiotherapy | 214 | 64.1 |
| Psychotherapy | 56 | 16.8 |
| Mood improvement | 91 | 27.2 |
| Complementary therapies | 29 | 8.7 |
| Initial evaluation | σ | |
| MMSE | 13.3 | 7 |
| CSDD | 8.14 | 6.9 |
| NPI | 10.91 | 19.8 |
| Barthel | 49.53 | 31.4 |
n: sample size %: percentage; OT: occupational therapy; mean; σ: standard deviation, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; CSDD; Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory.