Table 2.

Results of observation.

	Participant 1	Participant 2	Participant 3	Participant 4	Participant 5	Participant 6	Participant 7
BCC*	A, G, O	A, O	A, G, I, O	A, O	A, O	A, O	A, O
Change in Interest$,‡

BCC, Behavior Category Code.

^*BCC: A (articulation) = interaction with others, G (going back) = reminiscence and life review, I (intellectual) = use of intellectual abilities, O (objects) = displaying attachment to or relating to inanimate objects.

^$Change in interest: 5 = requests for and touch PARO voluntarily, 4 = touch PARO voluntarily if it is presented, 3 = interact with PARO if encouraged by others, 2 = hardly interacts with PARO even if encouraged, 1 = completely ignore and rejects PARO.

^‡Scored at initial visit and subsequent monthly visits.