Table 4: Descriptive Statistics for the scores obtained on each of the study’s continuous variables depending on the Help-seeking Group (n = 56).
| Variables | NHSi (n = 40) | HSj (n = 16) | Group difference | ||||||
| X (SD) | Skew. | Kurt. | X (SD) | Skew. | Kurt. | pk | Std diff in means (d) | Std Err | |
| Cognitive | |||||||||
| MMSEa | 27.79 (2.19) | -0.75 | -0.38 | 28 (2.56) | -1.28 | 0.53 | 0.77 | -0.0914 | 0.2959 |
| MoCAb | 25.03 (2.96) | -0.26 | -0.44 | 23.75 (3.66) | -0.41 | -0.72 | 0.18 | 0.4038 | 0.2983 |
| PRMQ-GSc | 38.4 (6.82) | 0.15 | -0.40 | 43.06 (10.26) | -0.15 | -0.99 | 0.11 | 0.5879 | 0.3010 |
| PRMQ-Pd | 20.35 (3.83) | 0.63 | 0.75 | 23.50 (6.12) | -0.68 | -0.80 | 0.07 | 0.6874 | 0.3029 |
| PRMQ-Re | 17.8 (3.65) | 0.38 | -0.10 | 19.88 (5.62) | -0.77 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.4850 | 0.2993 |
| Physical health | |||||||||
| ADLf | 5.88 (0.33) | -2.36 | 3.74 | 5.75 (0.45) | -1.28 | -0.44 | - | -0.3539 | 0.2977 |
| # Chronic diseases | 5.43 (1.66) | -0.02 | -0.98 | 6.25 (1.77) | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.4848 | 0.2993 |
| Mental health | |||||||||
| BDIg | 8.60 (6.05) | 0.72 | 0.27 | 10.75 (9.57) | 0.74 | -1.05 | 0.41 | 0.2985 | 0.2971 |
| BAIh | 7.03 (6.58) | 0.15 | 0.34 | 9.75 (9.88) | 0.65 | -1.14 | 0.32 | 0.3560 | 0.2977 |
Note: aMMSE = Mini Mental State Examination questionnaire; bMoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; cPRMQ-GBL = Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire Global Score; dPRMQ-P = Prospective Memory Subscale of the PRMQ; ePRMQ-R = Retrospective Memory Subscale of the PRMQ; fADL = Activities of Daily Living; gBDI = Beck Depression Inventory; hBAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; iNHS = Non Help-seeking; jHS = Help-seeking; p values for Test T with independent samples; kHS = Help Seeking.