The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Cognitive Functions in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographics, inclusion criteria scores, and number of sessions conducted in every interval by week.

Participant	Demographics			Inclusion assessment scores					Number of sessions conducted in every interval by week
	Age	Gender	Medical history	MoCA preintervention	MoCA postintervention	MoCA gain (%)	CDR	GDS	1st week (A) CS alone	2nd week (B) sham tDCS + CS	3rd week (C) anodal tDCS + CS	4th week (A) CS alone
1	79	Female	Heart disease	24	26	6.66	0.5	3	3	1	1	3
2	68	Female	NA	24	25	3.33	0.5	1	3	2	2	3
3	67	Male	NA	24	29	16.6	0.5	1	3	3	3	3
4	69	Male	Diabetes	25	26	3.3	0.5	1	3	4	4	2
5	81	Male	Diabetes	26	27	3.3	0.5	2	3	5	5	3

MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; NA: not applicable; CS: cognitive stimulation; sham tDCS + CS: transcranial direct current stimulation + CS during the A, B, C, and A phases.