Table 2. Effects on behavior, changes in mood, and cognitive capacity of both groups in the pre- and post-intervention period.
| IG | CG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior (NPI) | Score: (0-144 points) | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| Mean | 43.3 | 28 | 32.5 | 29.8 | |
| Median | 41.5 | 18.5 | 28 | 25.5 | |
| Standard deviation | 25.9 | 31 | 20.1 | 17.9 | |
| Pre and post by groups* | p=0.059 | p=0.918 | |||
| Between groups* | p=0.161 | ||||
| Mood (CSDD) | Score: (0-38 points) | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| Mean | 11.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 8 | |
| Median | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 7 | |
| Standard deviation | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4 | |
| Pre and post by groups | p=0.406 | p=0.235 | |||
| Between groups | p=0.97 | ||||
| Cognition (MMSE test) | Score: (0-30 points) | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| Mean | 11.1 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | |
| Median | 11.5 | 14 | 7.5 | 4.5 | |
| Standard deviation | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | |
| Pre and post by groups | p=0.153 | p=0.441 | |||
| Between groups | p=0.109 | ||||
IG: intervention group; CG: control group; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory; CSDD: Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination. *Two-tailed alpha value of 0.1 (p<0.1).