Table 1.

Summary of participant demographic and clinical data.

Participant Characteristics	Dyad 1	Dyad 2	Dyad 3	Dyad 4	Dyad 5	Dyad 6	Mean (SD)
PwD age	84	76	74	72	60	73	73.2 (7.1)
PwD gender	F	M	M	M	M	M	-
Carer age	84	70	68	72	59	63	69.3 (7.9)
Carer gender	M	F	F	F	F	F	-
MOCA	11	9	18	22	18	15	15.5 (4.4)
* Short IQCODE	4.69	4.81	4.4	4.7	4.75	3.88	4.54 (0.32)
AES-Self	38	47	46	44	38	26	39.8 (7.1)
* AES-Informant	47	62	39	65	43	51	51.2 (9.5)
HAD Anxiety	0	2	16	8	14	2	7 (6.2)
HAD Depression	1	3	12	8	13	0	6.2 (5.1)
CSDD—self	1	1	15	3	26	8	9.0 (9.0)
* CSDD—informant	8	11	17	4	26	4	11.7 (7.8)

Note: * = rated by carer, other ratings directly from person with dementia. PwD = person with dementia; MOCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment (score range 0–30; scores <26 indicate impairment); IQCODE = short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (score range 1–5; a score of 3 indicates “no change”, 4 indicates “a bit worse”, and 5 indicates “much worse”); AES = Apathy Evaluation Scale (score range 18–72; lower scores indicate more apathy); HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (score ranges of 0–21 for anxiety and 0–21 for depression; a score on either subscale of 8–10 indicates a borderline case, 11–21 indicates a case); CSDD = Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia (score range 0–38; scores >10 indicate a probable major depressive episode and scores >18 indicate a definite major depressive episode).