| |
Total (N = 80)
|
Control (N = 40)
|
AD (N = 40)
|
p-value
|
Cohen’s d
|
|---|
| |
Median [IQR]
|
Median [IQR]
|
Median [IQR]
| | |
|---|
|
Just-noticeable warmth
| | | | | |
|
Temperature
|
33.0 [32–35]
|
32.0 [32–34]
|
34.0 [33–36]
|
0.002
|
0.64
|
|
Affect
|
0.0 [0–2]
|
0.0 [0–2]
|
0.0 [0–1]
|
0.846
|
0.04
|
|
Weak pain
| | | | | |
|
Temperature
|
37.0 [35–41]
|
35.5 [34–39]
|
39.0 [35–42]
|
0.016
|
0.51
|
|
Affect
|
4.0 [0–5]
|
3.3 [0–5]
|
4.0 [1–6]
|
0.402
|
0.18
|
|
Moderate pain
| | | | | |
|
Temperature
|
42.0 [38–45]
|
40.0 [38–44]
|
43.0 [39–45]
|
0.043
|
0.45
|
|
Affect
|
6.0 [5–8]
|
6.0 [5–8]
|
6.5 [4–9]
|
0.867
|
0.04
|
- Temperature was measured in degrees Celsius (range = 30–55 °C). Affect is the affective distress measured via a 0–20 Unpleasantness scale (0 = neutral, 20 = extremely unpleasant). The p-value was derived from a Mann–Whitney U Test. AD Alzheimer’s disease, IQR interquartile range
