Effects of a multimodal activation program (SimA-P) in residents of nursing homes

Table 8 Cognitive performance

	Total			Treatment			Control			p
Variables	N	t₀ mean s	t ₁₂ mean s	N	t ₀ mean s	t ₁₂ mean s	N	t ₀ mean s	t ₁₂ mean s	Group Diff. t ₀–t ₁₂
	108	21.66	19.38	51	21.80	21.18	57	21.53	17.77	0.032*
MMSE	108	5.45	8.40	51	5.60	7.35	57	5.36	9.01	0.032*
SISCO	108	34.76	31.77	51	35.71	34.80	57	33.91	29.05	0.214
	108	11.04	15.19	51	11.30	13.90	57	10.84	15.89	0.214
	71	82.25	79.72	36	85.72	77.06	35	78.69	82.46	0.272
ZVT-G	71	52.92	46.73	36	64.20	50.08	35	38.69	43.57	0.272
	89	8.78	8.29	45	8.67	8.09	44	8.89	8.50	0.514
ZN-G	89	1.84	2.26	45	2.02	2.54	44	1.66	1.93	0.514
	82	3.48	3.82	42	3.57	4.29	40	3.38	3.33	0.029**
BT	82	1.54	1.71	42	1.65	1.71	40	1.43	1.58	0.029**

MMSE Mini Mental State Examination; SISCO SIDAM score; ZVT-G Number Connection Test; ZN-G Memory Span; BT Picture Test
*Intra-group differences: treatment (p = 0.395), control (p = 0.001)
**Intra-group differences: treatment (p = 0.009), control (p = 0.912)

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