Table 1 General details of participants, distinguished by intervention
| Â | IRR | UC | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n=81 | n=87 | p-value | Â |
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender (females) | 66.7% | 62.1% | 0.63 | 1) |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 79.8 (6.1) | 81.5 (7.1) | 0.10 | 2) |
Marital status: alone | 77.8% | 80.5% | 0.71 | 1) |
Educational level: low | 67.5% | 68.7% | 0.90 | 1) |
Domicile: at home | 76.5% | 66.7% | 0.17 | 1) |
Primary caregiver: spouse | 17.3% | 13.8% | 0.33 | 1) |
DSM-IV dementia, (axis-I), count (%): | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type | 18.5% | 17.2% | 0.84 | 1) |
Vascular dementia | 23.5% | 25.3% | 0.86 | Â |
Dementia due to other conditions | 16.0% | 19.5% | 0.69 | Â |
Amnestic/cognitive disorders | 32.1% | 31.0% | 1.00 | Â |
Other | 6.2% | 2.3% | 0.26 | Â |
DSM-IV personality disorders (axis-II), count (%) | 16.0% | 9.2% | 0.24 | Â |
MMSE | 20.0(4.5) | 20.9(3.8) | 0.42 | 2) |
Barthel index | 15.4(3.8) | 14.7(3.6) | 0.25 | Â |
GDS-deterioration, mean (SD) | 4.2 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.9) | 0.62 | Â |
Somatic co-morbidity (ICD-10), mean (SD) | 5.6 (2.6) | 4.5 (2.4) | 0.01 | 2) |
Nursing home days (LOS), mean (SD) | 147.0 (107.0) | 151.8 (103.9) | 0.62 | 2) |
Caregiver characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender (females) | 70.5% | 61.7% | 0.32 | 1) |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 58.6 (11.9) | 58.9 (12.0) | 0.86 | 2) |
Marital status: living together | 91.4% | 94.8% | 0.52 | 1) |
Educational level: low | 4.3% | 2.6% | 0.39 | 1) |