Variables | Intervention (n= 54) | Control (n= 54) | Pvalue | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mean (SD) | Perc. (n) | Mean (SD) | Perc. (n) |  |
Older participants | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age, years | 79.8 (6.4) | Â | 80.6 (7.1) | Â | 0.543 |
Sex: female | Â | 63 (34) | Â | 69 (37) | 0.543 |
Living alone | Â | 50 (27) | Â | 44 (24) | 0.780 |
Education, years | 8.8 (5) | Â | 8.5 (4.4) | Â | 0.698 |
BADL scorea | 4.6 (1.6) | Â | 4.4 (1.5) | Â | 0.623 |
IADL scoreb | 4.6 (2.9) | Â | 4.3 (2.7) | Â | 0.495 |
Dependence in taking medications | Â | 35 (19) | Â | 44 (24) | 0.326 |
CIRS m scorec | 4.2 (1.8) | Â | 4.1 (1.6) | Â | 0.610 |
CIRS s scored | 1.9 (0.5) | Â | 1.9 (0.3) | Â | 0.543 |
MMSE scoree | 24.1 (6.3) | Â | 23.7 (6.3) | Â | 0.726 |
5-item GDS scoref | 2.4 (1.3) | Â | 2.0 (1.3) | Â | 0.162 |
Cornell scale scoreg | 13.4 (5.2) | Â | 15.0 (5.1) | Â | 0.344 |
MNA SF scoreh | 10.4 (2.1) | Â | 9.7 (2.4) | Â | 0.132 |
Drugs daily, n | 5.5 (2.6) | Â | 5.4 (2.6) | Â | 0.854 |
Drug administrations daily, n | 6.7 (3.6) | Â | 6.4 (3.1) | Â | 0.668 |
Any adherence errori | Â | 70 (38) | Â | 67 (36) | 0.679 |
Any intentional adherence error | Â | 41 (22) | Â | 41 (22) | 1.000 |
Therapy suspended | Â | 33 (18) | Â | 26 (14) | 0.399 |
Therapy never taken |  | 11 (6) |  | 19 (10) | 0.417†|
Therapy never stopped |  | 2 (1) |  | 13 (7) | 0.060†|
Any unintentional adherence error | Â | 52 (28) | Â | 37 (20) | 0.121 |
Caregivers | (n = 19) | (n = 24) | Â | ||
Age, years | 62.8 (16) | Â | 58.1 (18.9) | Â | 0.380 |
Education, years | 7.5 (3.3) | Â | 7.6 (3.8) | Â | 0.955 |
CBI scorel | 35.2 (22.1) | Â | 37.1 (20.9) | Â | 0.766 |