Table 2. Comparison of the pre- and post-intervention group (n=7) and the pre- and post-control group (n=7) for the outcome variables. São Carlos, SP, 2021.
| IG (n=7) | CG (n=7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-average (±SD) | Post-average (±SD) | t (p-value) | Pre-average (±SD) | Post-average (±SD) | t (p-value) | |
| Delirium severity | 1.57 (±0.97) | 1.71 (±1.11) | -1.000 (0.356) | 2.14 (±1.46) | 2.14 (±1.46) | NR |
| Delirium distress | 1.43 (±0.97) | 1.29 (±0.95) | 1.000 (0.356) | 3.57 (±2.44) | 3.14 (±2.41) | 1.000 (0.356) |
| Hallucination severity | 1.43 (±0.78) | 1.29 (±0.75) | 1.000 (0.356) | 1.14 (±1.46) | 1.14 (±1.46) | NR |
| Hallucination distress | 1.57 (±0.97) | 1.71 (±1.11) | -1.000 (0.356) | 1.71 (±2.36) | 1.71 (±2.36) | NR |
| Agitation severity | 0.29 (±0.48) | 0.29 (±0.48) | NR | 0.71 (±1.25) | 0.71 (±1.25) | NR |
| Agitation distress | 0.29 (±0.75) | 0.14 (±0.37) | 1.000 (0.356) | 1.00 (±1.91) | 1.00 (±1.91) | NR |
| Depression severity | 1.29 (±1.25) | 0.86 (±0.90) | 2.121 (0.078) | 1.14 (±1.46) | 1.14 (±1.46) | NR |
| Depression distress | 1.43 (±1.51) | 0.86 (±0.90) | 1.922 (0.103) | 1.71 (±2.36) | 1.71 (±2.36) | NR |
| Anxiety severity | 0.71 (±0.95) | 0.57 (±0.78) | 1.000 (0.356) | 2.14 (±1.46) | 2.14 (±1.46) | NR |
| Anxiety distress | 0.71 (±1.11) | 0.43 (±0.78) | 1.549 (0.172) | 3.57 (±2.44) | 3.57 (±2.44) | NR |
| Motor disorder severity | 1.00 (±1.29) | 0.57 (±0.97) | 1.000 (0.356) | 0.43 (±1.13) | 0.43 (±1.13) | NR |
| Motor disorder distress | 1.29 (±1.70) | 0.29 (±0.75) | 1.732 (0.134) | 0.71 (±1.89) | 0.71 (±1.89) | NR |
| Nocturnal behavior severity | 0.86 (±1.21) | 0.43 (±0.53) | 1.441 (0.200) | 0.43 (±1.13) | 0.43 (±1.13) | NR |
| Nocturnal behavior distress | 0.71 (±1.25) | 0.14 (±0.37) | 1.333 (0.231) | 0.71 (±1.89) | 0.71 (±1.89) | NR |
| Appetite severity | 0 | 0 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Appetite distress | 0 | 0 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Euphoria severity | 0.57 (±0.78) | 0.43 (±0.53) | 1.000 (0.356) | 1.29 (±1.60) | 0.86 (±1.46) | 1.000 (0.356) |
| Euphoria distress | 0 | 0 | NR | 1.86 (±2.41) | 1.14 (±2.03) | 1.000 (0.356) |
| Apathy severity | 1.29 (±0.95) | 0.86 (±1.06) | 1.441 (0.200) | 0.86 (±1.21) | 1.00 (±1.29) | -1.000 (0.356) |
| Apathy distress | 1.43 (±1.39) | 0.43 (±0.79) | 2.646 (0.038)* | 1.57 (±2.14) | 1.71 (±2.21) | -1.000 (0.356) |
| Disinhibition severity | 0 | 0 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Disinhibition distress | 0 | 0 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Irritability severity | 0.29 (±0.75) | 0.29 (0.75) | NR | 1.29 (±1.60) | 1.14 (±1.46) | 1.000 (0.356) |
| Irritability distress | 0.43 (±1.13) | 0.43 (±1.13) | NR | 2.14 (±2.67) | 1.71 (±2.36) | 1.000 (0.356) |
| NPI total severity | 9.29 (±5.09) | 7.29 (±4.23) | 2.760 (0.033)* | 11.57 (±6.13) | 11.14 (±6.56) | 0.701 (0.510) |
| NPI total distress | 9.29 (±8.73) | 5.71 (±6.18) | 2.09 (0.081) | 18.57 (±9.84) | 17.14 (±11.29) | 0.892 (0.407) |
| HR | 71.14 (±5.61) | 74.14 (±11.24) | -0.632 (0.540) | 75.14 (±8.70) | 73.71 (±12.93) | 0.242 (0.813) |
| SBP average | 121.57 (±6.52) | 119.71 (±9.30) | 0.432 (0.673) | 126.43 (±6.90) | 125.71 (±6.72) | 0.196 (0.848) |
| DBP average | 72.71 (±6.44) | 70.29 (±6.77) | 0.687 (0.505) | 71.43 (±8.99) | 68.57 (±7.48) | 0.646 (0.530) |
| % coherence | 24.57 (±8.16) | 25.71 (±9.46) | -0.242 (0.813) | 24.29 (±11.52) | 24.43 (±8.05) | -0.027 (0.979) |
| MMSE | 13.00 (±5.35) | 13.29 (±4.19) | -0.111 (0.913) | 14.00 (±6.75) | 13.29 (±7.52) | 0.187 (0.855) |
| ACE-R | 37.29 (±13.42) | 37.57 (±9.79) | -0.045 (0.964) | 39.14 (±23.19) | 36.29 (±21.89) | 0.237 (0.817) |
| Attention/orientation | 6.57 (±3.69) | 6.57 (±3.10) | NA | 7.29 (±4.07) | 7.57 (±4.99) | -0.117 (0.909) |
| Memory | 4.43 (±4.57) | 4.43 (±3.10) | NA | 8.57 (±5.38) | 7.29 (±5.49) | 0.442 (0.666) |
| Verbal Fluency | 1.86 (±2.19) | 1.57 (±2.44) | 0.230 (0.822) | 3.43 (±2.69) | 2.71 (±3.03) | 0.465 (0.650) |
| Speech | 16.00 (±4.12) | 16.57 (±4.23) | -0.256 (0.802) | 12.71 (±7.74) | 12.29 (±8.67) | 0.098 (0.924) |
| Visuospatial skill | 8.43 (±1.71) | 8.43 (±1.39) | NA | 7.14 (±5.01) | 6.57 (±3.59) | 0.245 (0.811) |
*
p<0.05 paired Student’s t-test; NR: not rated; bold: statistically significant.