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Table 5 Reasons for withdrawal from the ALMUTH study

From: A 12-month randomised pilot trial of the Alzheimer’s and music therapy study: a feasibility assessment of music therapy and physical activity in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Reasons for Withdrawal

n/N, N = 9

Accelerating AD symptoms and AD progression

7/9

Caregiver unable to continue

5/9

Lived far away and unable to attend sessions regularly

2/9

Other illnesses (cancer diagnosis and broken hip)

2/9

Dissatisfied with the PA intervention

3/9

Unable to contact participant for follow-up test

1/9

  1. Of the nine participants who withdrew, several reasons were given, and the table shows how many complaints were made from a total of the nine participant dropouts by the patients and / or caregivers