Variable | Post-intervention (Month 6), Change from Baseline | Follow-up (Month 9), Change from Baseline | ||||||
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Intervention (N = 41) Mean ± SD | Control (N = 40) Mean ± SD | dCohen | P | Intervention (N = 31) Mean ± SD | Control (N = 31) Mean ± SD | dCohen | P | |
Primary outcome | ||||||||
Burden caused by care (ZBI) | −0.425 ± 8.409 | 7.047 ± 8.093 | 0.906 | 0.000 | 2.669 ± 8.858 | 8.102 ± 8.576 | 0.623 | 0.017 |
Secondary outcome | ||||||||
Somatization (PHQ 15) | −1.400 ± 3.479 | 1.588 ± 5.316 | 0,679 | 0.004 | −0.601 ± 3.999 | 1.098 ± 2.773 | 0.502 | 0.057 |
Mental Health (PHQ 4), total | −0.659 ± 3.087 | 0.050 ± 3.055 | 0,231 | 0.302 | −0.290 ± 2.648 | 0.677 ± 3.673 | 0.306 | 0.968 |
Anxiety | −0.342 ± 1.995 | −0.025 ± 1.981 | 0,159 | 0.476 | −0.194 ± 1.815 | 0.548 ± 2.743 | 0.326 | 0.239 |
Depression | −0.317 ± 1.439 | 0.075 ± 1.403 | 0,276 | 0.218 | −0.097 ± 1.446 | 0.129 ± 1.432 | 0.157 | 0.214 |
Perceived social support (ESSI) | 0.657 ± 4.860 | 0.214 ± 4.446 | 0,095 | 0.670 | −0.550 ± 5.387 | −0.742 ± 4.123 | 0.040 | 0.539 |
Health-Related Quality of Life (SF-12) | ||||||||
Psychological | 2.398 ± 8.703 | −2.528 ± 8.556 | 0,571 | 0.012 | 3.868 ± 10.662 | −4.618 ± 8.157 | 0.902 | 0.001 |
Physical | 2.600 ± 9.960 | −1.310 ± 7.711 | 0,443 | 0.052 | −0.053 ± 9.591 | 0.191 ± 6.699 | 0.030 | 0.908 |
Challenging behavior, frequency (RMBPC) | −1.618 ± 7.213 | 1.286 ± 5.891 | 0,443 | 0.051 | −1.122 ± 4.569 | 1.505 ± 3.991 | 0.614 | 0.022 |
Challenging behavior, reaction (RMBPC) | −5.461 ± 7.257 | 2.342 ± 6.379 | 1,144 | 0.000 | −6.173 ± 7.865 | 3.243 ± 6.999 | 1,267 | 0.000 |