Table 1

Length of hospital stay (d) according to Mini Mental State Examination Score

Intervention groupControl group
ScoreNMedian stay (range)NMedian stay (range) p Value
18–23 (mild dementia)3529 (16 to 138)42 46 (10 to 365)0.002
12–17 (moderate dementia)2447 (10 to 365)12147 (18 to 365)0.042