Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 50) | Control group (n = 46) | Total (n = 96) | Test for group differences | Test for nursing home differencesf | |||
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 |  |  |  | χ2 | te | PValue | χ2 | PValue |
Age, mean (SD) | 84.5 (4.5) | 85.7 (5.7) | 85.1 (5.1) | Â | 1.19 | 0.24 | 4.91 | 0.30 |
Women, no. (%) | 44 (88.0) | 36 (78.3) | 80 (83.3) | 1.64 | Â | 0.20 | 5.84 | 0.21 |
Educational attainment, no. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 3.85 | Â | 0.43 | 14.08 | 0.01 |
No school completed | 5 (10.9) | 9 (20.9) | 14 (15.7) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Elementary/secondary school | 39 (84.7) | 30 (69.8) | 69 (77.5) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
University preparatory | 2 (4.3) | 3 (7.0) | 5 (5.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
University | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status, no. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 5.25 | Â | 0.15 | 2.62 | 0.62 |
Married | 4 (8.0) | 9 (19.6) | 13 (13.5) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Widowed | 40 (80.0) | 34 (73.9) | 74 (77.1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Divorced | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 6 (12.0) | 2 (4.3) | 8 (8.3) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MMSE mean (SD) | 15.4 (5.4) | 13.8 (5.4) | 14.6 (5.4) | Â | -1.45 | 0.15 | 1.68 | 0.79 |
NOSGER subscale mood, mean (SD) | 10.6 (3.1) | 9.9 (3.0) | 10.3 (3.1) | Â | -1.07 | 0.29 | 5.03 | 0.29 |
Care level a , no. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 4.63 | Â | 0.10 | 4.56 | 0.34 |
None | 7 (14.0) | 2 (4.3) | 9 (9.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 27 (54.0) | 21 (45.7) | 48 (50.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2 | 16 (32.0) | 23 (50.0) | 39 (40.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Charlson comorbidity index b , mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.1 (1.4) | Â | -0.31 | 0.76 | 7.35 | 0.12 |
Use of anti-dementia med. c , no. (%) | 9 (18.0) | 4 (8.7) | 13 (13.5) | 1.80 | Â | 0.18 | 5.48 | 0.24 |
Medication score d , mean (SD) | -1.4 (1.7) | -1.5 (1.7) | -1.5 (1.7) | Â | -0.11 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.92 |
ADAS-Cog, mean (SD) | 33.5 (13.1) | 38.0 (14.4) | 35.6 (13.8) | Â | 1.60 | 0.11 | 12.11 | 0.02 |
E-ADL test, mean (SD) | 25.9 (5.4) | 23.7 (5.9) | 24.7 (5.7) | Â | -1.62 | 0.10 | 9.69 | 0.05 |