Table 1: Basic status of research subjects.
Subjects M ± SD or n (%)
Before (n=62) After 3 months (n=36) After 6 months (n=25)
Age 82.7±7.9 84.5±5.9 84.0±6.4
Gender
Male 19 (30.6) 12 (33.3) 9 (36.0)
Female 43 (69.4) 24 (66.7) 16 (64.0)
Care level
Level 1 17 (27.4) 6 (16.7) 6 (24.0)
Level 2 12 (19.4) 8 (22.2) 5 (20.0)
Level 3 18 (29.0) 13 (36.1) 9 (36.0)
Level 4 8 (12.9) 5 (13.9) 4 (16.0)
Level 5 7 (11.3) 4 (11.1) 1 (4.0)