Cognitive training for elderly patients with early Alzheimer’s disease in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A pilot study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

Characteristics	Cognitive training group (n = 30)	Conventional nursing group (n = 30)	P value
Age (yr)	63.24 ± 2.62	62.75 ± 2.64	0.612
Sex (M/F)	16/14	19/11	0.601
Hypertension	9	7	0.771
Diabetes	11	13	0.792
Hyperlipidemia	7	5	0.714
Educational level			0.584
Illiteracy	4	3
Primary school	12	16
Secondary school or above	14	11

Table 2 Comparison of cognitive ability and activities of daily living of the patients between the cognitive training and conventional nursing groups after the intervention

Scores (mean ± SD)	Cognitive training group (n = 30)	Conventional nursing group (n = 30)	P value
MMSE score	25.11 ± 2 .02	22.26 ± 1.23	0.032
ADL score	68.72 ± 4.86	60.16 ± 2.27	0.018

MMSE: Mini-mental state examination; ADL: Activities of daily living.