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Table 1 Demographic and baseline information

From: Introducing virtual reality therapy for inpatients with dementia admitted to an acute care hospital: learnings from a pilot to pave the way to a randomized controlled trial

 

Participants

(n = 10)

Frequency

Age (years)a

86.5 (5.68)

Gender

 Male

2

 Female

8

Dementia type diagnosis

 Mixed dementia

4

 Alzheimer’s dementia

4

 Vascular dementia

1

 Frontotemporal dementia

1

Dementia stages

 Mild

2

 Moderate

1

 Advanced

4

 Unspecified

3

Delirium diagnosis

 No delirium

4

 Sub-acute

1

 Acute

3

 Chronic

0

 Unspecified

2

Primary language

 English

5

 Greek/Macedonian

3

 Bengali

1

 Chinese

1

Current living state

 Home alone

3

 Home with family member(s)

1

 Retirement home/independent living

1

 Assisting living/long-term care

4

 Other

1

Relationship status

 Single

3

 Married

2

 Separated

1

 Widowed

3

 Other

1

Education

 Elementary school

3

 High school or equivalent

5

 College

1

 Post-graduate degree

1

Vision devices

 Glasses

8

 None

2

Hearing devices

 Hearing aid (both ears)

2

 None

8

Major auditory/visual condition

 Total deafness

1

 Deafness (one ear)

1

 None

8

Head mobility

 Almost immobile

0

 Limited

1

 Normal

9

Body mobility

 Almost immobile

1

 Limited

8

 Normal

1

Mobility aids

 Cane

1

 Walker

3

 Wheelchair

3

 Multiple mobility aids

3

  1. aMean (SD)