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Table 3 Participants' characteristics

From: Interactive programs with preschool children bring smiles and conversation to older adults: time-sampling study

  

Total (n=25)

Performance-based IG programming group (n=11)

Social-oriented IG programming group (n=14)

Significance

  

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Sex

Male

5 (20.0)

2 (18.2)

3 (21.4)

 
 

Female

20 (80.0)

9 (81.8)

11 (78.6)

n.s. ※1

Mean age (years)

85.0±7.5

83.0±5.8

86.6±8.6

n.s. ※2

Living

Alone

8 (32.0)

3 (27.3)

5 (35.7)

 
 

With family

16 (64.0)

8 (72.7)

8 (57.1)

n.s. ※1

 

Unknown

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

 

Cognitive

Independent

14 (56.0)

6 (54.5)

8 (57.1)

 

Function

I or IIa※3

11 (44.0)

5 (45.5)

6 (42.9)

n.s. ※1

Use of day service

(Mean number of use/week)

2.0±1.0

1.9±0.7

2.2±1.1

n.s. ※2

  1. ※1 χ2 test.
  2. ※2 Mann–Whitney U test.
  3. ※3 Level of Cognitive Function (by MHLW).