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Table 3 Significant comparisons found as compared to holiday discussions (reference group)

From: The impact of group activities and their content on persons with dementia attending them

Variable

Exercise

Games

Poetry

Baking

Choral

Storytelling

Brain games

'Engagement'

 

0.44; t1100 = 3.83***

  

0.35; t1098 = 3.18**

−0.34; t1094 = −2.92**

 

Active participation

0.30; t1099 = 2.94**

0.74; t1101 = 7.29***

 

0.23; t1099 = 2.17*

0.35; t1099 = 3.56***

−0.22; t1095 = −2.20*

 

Attitude

 

0.38; t1113 = 3.96***

−0.27; t1109 = −2.82**

 

0.45; t1109 = 4.79***

−0.27; t1104 = −2.78**

 

Positive mood

 

0.44; t1104 = 4.26***

−0.27; t1100 = −2.63**

0.30; t1101 = 2.81**

0.38; t1101 = 3.70***

 

0.25; t1101 = 2.46*

Asleep

 

−0.29; t1035 = −2.17**

  

−0.31; t1031 = −2.26*

  
  1. Cells include effect size and related t statistic and p value
  2. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001