A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia

Table 3 Comparison of burden and task management outcomes for carers

Measure	Baseline or follow up	n	Intervention mean ±SD	n	Control mean ±SD	P²
Zarit carer burden ¹	B	11	15.09 (±9.89)	11	10.45 (±11.79)
	F	7	19.14 (±12.27)	11	11.64 (±11.48)	.77
Task strategy management index	B	11	7.55 (±4.45)	11	8.09 (±4.81)
Task strategy management index	F	7	8.57 (±3.36)	11	6.55 (±4.72)	.64

¹Lower scores reflect improved outcome, ²Mann–Whitney U test using change scores.

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