Research Article
Are Dementia Patient's Engagement Using Tailored Stimuli the Same? The Apathy Dilemma in Nursing Home Residents
Table 2
Participantโs demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Characteristics | Apathetic, | Nonapathetic, | value | Total () |
| Age, , mean, CI95% | 83.6 (81.2โ86) | 86.3 (84.2โ88.5) | NS | 85.4 (83.8โ87) | Gender, female, , % | 8 (57) | 21 (81) | โ | 19 (72.5) | Education, , % | โ | โ | โ | โ | โPrimary school | 8 (20) | 17 (42.5) | NS | 25 (62.5) | โHigh school | 6 (15) | 2 (5) | NS | 8 (20) | โTertiary qualification (TQ) | 0 (0) | 7 (17.5) | NS | 7 (17.5) | Mini mental state examination score (0โ30), mean, CI95% | 17.9 [15.9โ20] | 17.6 [16โ19.1] | NS | 17.7 [16.5โ19] | โModerately severe cognitive impairment (10โ15), (%) | 5 (12.5) | 12 (30) | NS | 17 (42.5) | โModerate cognitive impairment (16โ20), (%) | 6 (15) | 8 (20) | NS | 14 (35) | โMild cognitive impairment (21โ26), (%) | 3 (7.5) | 6 (15) | NS | 9 (22.5) | Neuropsychiatric inventory (0โ144), mean CI95% | 19.7 [9โ30.5] | 9.5 [6.1โ13] | NS | 13.1 [8.7โ17.5] | Neuropsychiatric distress Total (0โ60), mean CI95% | 6.5 [2โ11] | 4 [2.8โ5.3] | NS | 4.9 [3.2โ6.6] | Frontal assessment battery (0โ18), mean CI95% | 10 [8.7โ11.3] | 8.7 [7.7โ9.8] | NS | 9.1 [8.3โ9.9] | Apathy inventory criteria (0โ12), mean CI95% | 3.7 [2.3โ5.2] | 2.6 [1.6โ3.5] | NS | 2.9 [2.2โ3.7] |
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Note: Nonparametric and parametric tests were used according to the data characteristics.
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