Effectiveness and Safety of the Korean Medicine Senior Health Promotion Program Using Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Study of 500 Patients in Seoul, Korea

Table 3

Changes in the cognitive screening test and geriatric depression scale scores.

Overall (n = 500)

Herbal decoction + acupuncture (n = 368)

Herbal extract + acupuncture (n = 66)

Only acupuncture (n = 66)

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

MoCA-K M ± SD (n)

17.23 ± 4.13 (500)

20.00 ± 5.14 (500)

<0.0001

17.49 ± 3.86 (368)

20.14 ± 4.99 (368)

<0.0001

15.79 ± 4.97 (66)

19.30 ± 5.57 (66)

<0.0001

17.26 ± 4.42 (66)

19.97 ± 5.52 (66)

<0.0001

Nondepressed (GDSSF-K < 5)

16.81 ± 4.22 (136)

18.39 ± 5.61 (136)

<0.0001

16.83 ± 4.08 (84)

17.49 ± 5.58 (84)

0.3147

15.12 ± 5.09 (17)

19.47 ± 6.26 (17)

0.0017

17.57 ± 3.98 (35)

20.03 ± 5.04 (35)

<0.0001

Depressed (GDSSF-K ≥ 5)

17.39 ± 4.09 (364)

20.61 ± 4.82 (364)

<0.0001

17.68 ± 3.78 (284)

20.92 ± 4.52 (284)

<0.0001

16.26 ± 4.96 (49)

19.24 ± 5.39 (49)

<0.0001

16.90 ± 4.91 (31)

19.90 ± 6.10 (31)

<0.0001

MMSE-DS M ± SD (n)

23.25 ± 3.86 (500)

25.44 ± 3.52 (500)

<0.0001

23.44 ± 3.73 (368)

25.44 ± 3.50 (368)

<0.0001

22.73 ± 4.41 (66)

25.30 ± 4.06 (66)

<0.0001

22.71 ± 3.96 (66)

25.61 ± 3.10 (66)

<0.0001

Nondepressed (GDSSF-K < 5)

23.38 ± 4.28 (136)

24.71 ± 3.78 (136)

<0.0001

23.71 ± 4.42 (84)

24.11 ± 4.09 (84)

0.4209

24.00 ± 4.15 (17)

25.88 ± 3.35 (17)

0.0326

22.26 ± 3.90 (35)

25.57 ± 2.85 (35)

<0.0001

Depressed (GDSSF-K ≥ 5)

23.21 ± 3.70 (364)

25.72 ± 3.39 (364)

<0.0001

23.36 ± 3.51 (284)

25.83 ± 3.21 (284)

<0.0001

22.29 ± 4.45 (49)

25.10 ± 4.29 (49)

<0.0001

23.23 ± 4.04 (31)

25.65 ± 3.41 (31)

<0.0001

GDSSF-K M ± SD (n)

7.39 ± 4.20 (500)

5.66 ± 4.14 (500)

<0.0001

7.71 ± 4.15 (368)

5.70 ± 4.09 (368)

<0.0001

7.77 ± 4.20 (66)

6.44 ± 4.64 (66)

0.0024

5.23 ± 3.87 (66)

4.62 ± 3.76 (66)

0.0661

Nondepressed (GDSSF-K < 5)

2.14 ± 1.29 (136)

2.14 ± 1.99 (136)

0.4311

2.08 ± 1.32 (84)

2.04 ± 1.88 (84)

0.1474

2.12 ± 1.17 (17)

1.94 ± 2.49 (17)

0.6161

2.29 ± 1.30 (35)

2.49 ± 1.99 (35)

0.5800

Depressed (GDSSF-K ≥ 5)

9.35 ± 3.07 (364)

6.97 ± 3.97 (364)

<0.0001

9.37 ± 3.10 (284)

6.79 ± 3.94 (284)

<0.0001

9.73 ± 2.86 (49)

8.00 ± 4.18 (49)

0.0017

8.55 ± 8.55 (31)

7.03 ± 3.84 (31)

0.0071