Care provider interaction and psychological well-being of persons living with dementia in long-term care: a longitudinal observational study

Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 30)

Characteristics	Mean (SD)	n (%)
Age	85.63 (6.67)
Sex
Female		28 (93.30)
Level of education
< Middle school		16 (53.30)
≥ Middle school		14 (46.67)
CIRS-G severity index^a	1.75 (0.70)
Number of dementia medications	1.70 (0.94)
K-MMSE score^b	2.81 (5.18)
CDR score^b	16.42 (2.24)
CSDD score^b	3.72 (3.44)
ADL score^b	18.51 (2.21)
Emotional expression^c
PEE	10.10 (2.74)^d
NEE	1.72 (2.69)^d

Notes. ADL = Activities of Daily Living; CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating; CIRS-G = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric; CSDD = The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; K-MMSE = Korean Mini Mental State Examination; NEE = Negative Emotional Expression; PEE = Positive Emotional Expression; SD = Standard Deviation
^a Total CIRS-G score/total number of categories endorsed
^b n = 86
^c n = 258
^d frequency per minute

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