Table 1 Description of nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders (n = 174)
N | % | Mean (± SD)/Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 174 | 100.0 | 86.6 (± 7.6)/60–100 |
60–69 | 9 | 5.2 | |
70–79 | 16 | 9.2 | |
80–89 | 75 | 43.1 | |
90–100 | 74 | 42.5 | |
Type of probable dementia | 174 | 100.0 | |
Alzheimer’s disease | 138 | 79.3 | |
Mixed dementia | 24 | 13.8 | |
Vascular dementia | 12 | 6.9 | |
MMSE score | |||
Total score | 174 | 100.0 | 18.8 (± 5.1)/10–26 |
< 19 | 78 | 81.6 | 13.9 (± 6.6)/10–18 |
≥ 19 | 96 | 18.4 | 22.7 (± 2.3)/19–26 |
Gender | |||
Female | 142 | 81.6 | |
Male | 32 | 18.4 | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 54 | 31.1 | |
Married | 11 | 6.3 | |
Divorced | 4 | 2.3 | |
Widowed | 105 | 60.3 | |
Educational status | |||
No qualification | 46 | 26.4 | |
Primary diploma | 80 | 46.0 | |
Secondary | 29 | 16.7 | |
Higher education | 19 | 10.9 | |
GIR* | |||
GIR 1 | 1 | 0.6 | |
GIR 2 | 39 | 22.4 | |
GIR 3 | 41 | 23.6 | |
GIR 4 | 72 | 41.3 | |
GIR 5 | 16 | 9.2 | |
GIR 6 | 5 | 2.9 | |