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Table 3 Change in group outcome measures after the intervention (with 95% confidence intervals)

From: Combining cognitive stimulation therapy and fall prevention exercise (CogEx) in older adults with mild to moderate dementia: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

CST

n = 9

CogEx

n = 11

MoCA

1.2 (− 1.0, 3.5)

− 0.6 (− 2.2, 0.9)

GDS-15

0.1 (− 2.2, 2.5)

− 0.3 (− 1.8, 1.3)

QoL: AD

0 (− 2.4, 2.4)

0.5 (− 2.1, 3.0)

ADAS-Cog 11

− 1.1 (− 6.7, 4.6)

− 0.3 (− 2.7, 2.2)

Brief BESTest

1.3 (− 1.5, 4.2)

1.0 (− 1.1, 3.1)

SPPB

 Balance score

0.4 (− 1.0, 1.8)

0.1 (− 0.5, 0.7)

 Gait score

− 0.3 (− 1.4, 0.7)

− 0.2 (− 0.6, 0.2)

 Chair stand score

0.4 (− 0.2, 1.1)

− 0.1 (− 0.6, 0.4)

 Total score

0.6 (− 0.9, 2.0)

− 0.2 (− 1.0, 0.6)

  1. MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment (positive difference = improvement); GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale–15 (a negative difference = improvement); QoL AD quality of life: Alzheimer’s disease (a positive difference = improvement); ADAS-Cog 11 Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale—Cognitive 11 (a negative difference = improvement); Brief BESTest Brief Balance Evaluation Systems Test (a positive difference = improvement); SPPB Short Form Physical Performance Battery (a positive difference = improvement)