Table 5.

Comparison of MMSE scores in sense of language ability, reading comprehension, and total score between the two groups (x̅ ± sd, points)

Group	Control group (n=39)	Study group (n=39)	t	P
Language ability
Before nursing	4.01±0.90	4.09±0.91	0.390	0.697
After nursing	6.76±1.39***	7.71±1.84***	2.573	0.012
Reading comprehension
Before nursing	0.75±0.14	0.81±0.19	1.588	0.117
After nursing	1.53±0.32***	2.05±0.43***	6.059	<0.001
Total score
Before nursing	11.55±2.62	11.88±2.66	0.552	0.583
After nursing	21.69±3.04***	25.38±4.27***	4.396	<0.001

Note: Compared with this group before nursing;

^***P<0.001.

MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.