Table 2.
Demographic data, intervention method, and DEOS score after intervention
| Case | Facility | Diagnosis | Sex | Age, years | LTCI level1 | IL2 | CDR | Intervention method | 18-item DEOS total score |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline | 1 month | 2 months | |||||||||
| 1 | HVR | DLB | F | 91 | 3 | IIb | 1 | rehabilitation | 63 | 65.5 | 64 |
| 2 | OP | AD | F | 90 | 1 | IIb | 2 | aromatherapy massage | 51 | 57 | 59 |
| 3 | HVN | AD | F | 85 | 1 | IIa | 0.5 | occupational therapy | 64 | 64 | 66 |
| 4 | HVN | VaD | F | 77 | 4 | IIIa | 2 | aromatherapy massage | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| 5 | OP | AD | F | 81 | 2 | IIb | 2 | grooming (makeup), face | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| massage | |||||||||||
| 6 | OP | AD | F | 82 | 1 | IIb | 2 | sing a song | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| 7 | OP | DLB | M | 77 | 3 | IIb | 1 | encourage active communication | 49 | 50 | 52 |
| 8 | OP | AD | M | 78 | 1 | IIb | 1 | encourage leadership | 52 | 57 | 59 |
| 9 | HVR | AD | F | 82 | 1 | IIb | 0.5 | rehabilitation | 68 | 69 | 68 |
| 10 | GH | AD | F | 86 | 3 | IIb | 2 | aromatherapy massage | 52 | 49 | 49 |
| 11 | OP | AD | F | 68 | 1 | IIb | 2 | occupational therapy | 53.5 | 47 | 47 |
| 12 | HVN | AD | F | 76 | 1 | IIb | 1 | aromatherapy massage | 64 | 63 | 58 |
| 13 | GH | AD | F | 74 | 3 | IIIa | 2 | aromatherapy massage | 56 | 55 | 55 |
AD, Alzheimer's disease; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating; DEOS, Dementia Elderly Odayaka Scale; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; GH, group home for persons with dementia; HVN, home-visit nursing; HVR, home-visit rehabilitation; IL, independency level; LTCI, long-term care insurance; OP, outpatient long-term day care; VaD, vascular dementia.
1
Level 1: low; level 5: high.
2
IIa: almost independent; IIb: independence if someone is careful; IIIa: need some support; IIIb: need more support.