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Demographic data for the study population.
| Characteristics | Results | ||
| Age, (years), mean (SD) | 75.6 (5.0) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Male | 22 (61) | |
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Female | 14 (39) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
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Low | 9 (25) | |
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Medium | 14 (39) | |
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High | 13 (36) | |
| MMSEa (points), mean (SD) | 28.2 (2.1) | ||
| TechPHb (points), mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.8) | ||
aMMSE: Mini-Mental State Exam.
bTechPH: novel scale assessing older people’s attitude towards technology. The score range is 1-5. Higher scores indicate higher level of technophilia.
