Table 3 Comparison of outcomes measure scores before and after the intervention in different groups
Variables | CAT group, n = 14 | IAT group, n = 17 | Control group, n = 21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre - Training | Post - Training | Pre - Training | Post - Training | Pre - Intervention | Post - Intervention | |
Global cognition | ||||||
MMSE, Sub test: | ||||||
Orientation | 4.5 (4–6) | 6 (4.3–7) | 5 (4–6) | 5 (3–7) | 7 (4.8–8) | 5 (4–7) |
Registration | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) |
Attention and calculation | 1 (0–4) | 1.5 (0–4) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–2)* | 2.5 (2–4) | 2 (1–4) |
Free recall | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) |
Language | 8 (7–8) | 8 (7–8) | 7.5 (7–8) | 7 (7–8) | 7.5 (7–8) | 7 (7–8) |
Visual construction | 1 (0.3–1) | 1 (0.3–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) |
MMSE, total score | 18 (16–21) | 20 (18.3–21)a | 18 (17–19) | 17 (15–21)a | 21 (17–23) | 19 (15–22) |
Neurocognitive domain | ||||||
Memory: | ||||||
RAVLT | 22 (13–26) | 21.5 (15.5–25) | 21 (16–25) | 17 (15–24) | 19 (18–24) | 19 (15–20) |
Working memory: | ||||||
Forward Digit Span | 5 (3–6) | 5.5 (4–6) | 4 (4–5.3) | 5.5 (4–6) | 5 (4–7) | 5 (4–6) |
Backward Digit Span | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2.3–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–3) |