Research Article
Are Dementia Patient's Engagement Using Tailored Stimuli the Same? The Apathy Dilemma in Nursing Home Residents
Table 5
Results in engagement when compared stimuli of interest versus activities categorized as non interested by the participant.
|
Comparison between chosen stimuli of interest versus the stimulus categorized as βNot Interestedβ | Engagement duration, s, Mean difference, CI95% | | value | Attention Mean difference, CI95% | | value | Attitude Mean difference, CI95% | | value |
| Stimulus category βNot Interestedβ in Apathetic participants | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Versus Stimuli | Guidance | 240 | β | β | 2 | β | β | 3.7 | β | β | | Work | 79 [β11β270] | β1.3 | .2 | .7[.17β1.2] | β2.2 | .02 | .8 [β.1β1.8] | β1.6 | .1 | Family | 183 [333β33] | β2.5 | .01 | .6[.02β1.3] | β2 | .046 | .8 [.2β1.4] | β2.3 | .03 | Leisure | 260 [117β402] | β3.1 | .002 | 1[.5β1.6] | β2.9 | .004 | 1.4 [1β1.8] | β3.1 | .002 | Personal | 185 [β.5β371] | β2.1 | .03 | .7[.02β1.4] | β2 | .046 | 1 [.08β2] | β2 | .046 | Versus Stimuli | Without Guidance | 181 | β | β | 2 | β | β | 3.7 | β | β | | Work | 151 [β21β323] | β2.2 | .03 | .4[.09β.8] | β2.3 | .025 | .7 [.1β1.5] | β1.7 | .1 | Family | 178 [20β336] | β2.5 | .01 | .4[.1β.9] | β1.5 | .1 | .9 [.1β1.6] | β2.1 | .03 | Leisure | 129 [β2β261] | β2.2 | .03 | .7[.1β1.3] | β3.3 | .001 | 1.3 [.9β1.8] | β2.5 | .01 | Personal | 55 [β4β115] | β2.2 | .03 | .5[.1β1] | β3.2 | .001 | .9 [.2β1.6] | β2.3 | .02 |
| Stimulus category βNot Interestedβ in Non Apathetic participants | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Versus Stimuli | Guidance | 237 | β | β | 2.5 | β | β | 4.2 | β | β | | Work | 173 [65β282] | β3.8 | <.001 | .5 [.2β.9] | β2.8 | .005 | 1.6 [.8β2.3] | β3.3 | .001 | Family | 211 [128β293] | β4.1 | <.001 | .3 [β.04β.7] | β1.7 | .09 | 1.4 [.9β1.4] | β3.9 | <.001 | Leisure | 346 [250β442] | β4.4 | <.001 | .7 [.3β1.1] | β3 | .003 | 1.6 [1.2β2] | β4.2 | <.001 | Personal | 320 [218β421] | β4.1 | <.001 | .7 [.3β1] | β3.2 | .001 | 1.5 [1β2] | β3.8 | <.001 | Versus Stimuli | Without Guidance | 252 | β | β | 2.6 | β | β | 4.2 | β | β | | Work | 157 [38β276] | β2.2 | .03 | .08 [.3β.4] | β.5 | .6 | .8 [.2β1.4] | β2.5 | .01 | Family | 113 [17β209] | β2.5 | .01 | .04 [.3β.4] | β.2 | .8 | .8 [.2β1.3] | β2.6 | .01 | Leisure | 165 [67β264] | β3 | .003 | .3 [.04β.6] | β4.5 | <.001 | 1.3 [.9β1.8] | β3.8 | <.001 | Personal | 192 [81β303] | β3 | .003 | .4 [.1β.7] | β4.5 | <.001 | 1.4 [.9β1.9] | β3.9 | <.001 |
|
|
Note: Mean differences are calculated using boostrap method, value are 2 tailed.
|