Table 1 Characteristics of study sample at baseline (N = 1001)
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | |||
Women | N (%) | 683 | (68.2) |
Age (year) | Mean (SD) | 83.4 | (5.7) |
Single as marital status | N (%) | 703 | (70.2) |
General somatic health 1 | |||
Good | N (%) | 155 | (15.6) |
Fair | N (%) | 392 | (39.2) |
Poor | N (%) | 346 | (34.6) |
Very poor | N (%) | 106 | (10.6) |
Cognitive functioning | |||
MMSE | Mean (SD) | 24.5 | (4.8) |
Diagnoses | |||
MCI | N (%) | 277 | (27.7) |
Dementia | N (%) | 415 | (41.5) |
Neuropsychiatric sub-syndrome score | |||
Agitation | Mean (SD) | 1.7 | (4.6) |
Psychosis | Mean (SD) | 0.5 | (2.0) |
Affective | Mean (SD) | 2.9 | (5.3) |
Use of psychotropic medication | |||
Antipsychotics | N (%) | 34 | (3.4) |
Antidepressants | N (%) | 154 | (15.4) |
Anxiolytics | N (%) | 86 | (8.6) |
Sedatives | N (%) | 218 | (21.8) |
Antidementia | N (%) | 56 | (5.6) |