Table 1.
Main characteristics of included trials.
| Study (country) | Sample size | Mean (SD) age (years) | Gender (% female) | Diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | ||
| Aguinaga et al. (USA) 36 | 15 | 12 | 69.6 (4.3) | 71.3 (4.6) | 86.7 | 91.7 | Anxiety defined as HADS-A score ⩾ 8 |
| Carmeli et al. (Israel) 37 | 8 | 8 | 47.8 (8) | 51.8 (4) | 66.7 | 50 | Anxiety and mild Intellectual Disability |
| Song et al. (China) 34 | 16 | 16 | 65.3 (7.1) | 66.1 (8.3) | NS | NS | Anxiety Disorder in CCMD-3 with HAM-A score ⩾ 14 |
| Villaverde Gutiérrez et al. (Spain) 38 | 27 | 30 | 64.2 (2.8) | 63.5 (3.3) | 100 | 100 | Anxiety defined as HAM-A ⩾ 6 and depression defined by GDS ⩾ 11 |
CCMD-3, Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety Subscale; HAM-A, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; NS, not stated; SD, standard deviation.