The Needs of Older People with Mental Health Problems: A Particular Focus on Dementia Patients and Their Carers

Table 3

Overall results of the instruments applied.

Instruments	n = 75	Mean (SD)	Median	Range
MMSE: n (%)
Total score		22.28 (6.45)	25.00	5–30
Without cognitive  deficit	36 (48.0)
With cognitive deficit	39 (52.0)
Clock Draw Test: n (%)
Total Score		4.65 (3.40)	4.00	0–10
Normal	23 (30.7)
Abnormal	50 (66.7)
No response	2 (2.7)
GDS: n (%)
Total score		8.14 (4.32)	9.00	0–15
No depression	28 (37.3)
Depression	46 (61.3)
No response	1 (1.3)
Zung anxiety scale: n (%)
Total score		48.49 (8.41)	49.00	25–69
No anxiety	13 (17.3)
Anxiety	61 (81.3)
No response	1 (1.3)
Barthel index: n (%)
Total score		17.52 (3.68)	19.00	3–20
Total independence	32 (42.7)
Moderate dependence	37 (49.3)
Severe dependence	3 (4.0)
Total dependence	3 (4.0)
Lawton index: n (%)
Total score		13.41 (8.05)	15.00	1–23
Total independence	17 (22.7)
Some level of  dependence	58 (77.3)