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Table 6 Changes in carer-rated health: Non, Individual, Group Coaching

From: Coaching in self-efficacy improves care responses, health and well-being in dementia carers: a pre/post-test/follow-up study

SF-36 Health Survey

Sub-scales

Stage

Non coaching

Individual coaching

Group coaching

Mean

p

Mean

p

Mean

p

Physical functioning

Pre-test

72.6

 

73.2

 

76.0

 

Post-test

72.9

1.00

82.7

0.64

77.8

0.80

Follow-up

70.9

1.20

84.3

0.74

79.5

0.78

Role limitations Physical health

Pre-test

58.7

 

55.0

 

60.7

 

Post-test

54.4

1.23

63.6

0.23

72.1

0.06

Follow-up

50.0

1.30

78.6

0.01

72.0

1.00

Bodily pain

Pre-test

62.8

 

72.7

 

68.9

 

Post-test

64.1

1.00

73.9

0.89

70.8

0.82

Follow-up

64.8

0.99

86.1

0.69

75.8

0.53

General Health

Pre-test

66.5

 

65.3

 

63.9

 

Post-test

58.2

1.42

74.5

0.67

63.8

0.99

Follow-up

60.6

1.26

74.9

0.59

64.8

0.88

Vitality

Pre-test

54.8

 

48.3

 

50.6

 

Post-test

54.7

1.00

57.3

0.57

68.2

0.22

Follow-up

54.8

1.00

62.9

0.28

62.2

0.69

Social functioning

Pre-test

63.6

 

67.5

 

71.1

 

Post-test

68.4

0.90

84.1

0.27

84.9

0.45

Follow-up

68.8

0.88

89.3

0.18

80.7

0.58

Role limitations Emotional health

Pre-test

61.6

 

57.8

 

72.4

 

Post-test

62.7

1.00

69.7

0.87

73.4

0.66

Follow-up

52.1

1.22

72.4

0.69

77.8

0.59

Mental Health

Pre-test

69.2

 

58.1

 

71.4

 

Post-test

69.9

1.11

68.7

0.44

75.1

0.77

Follow-up

68.8

1.14

73.7

0.32

75.4

0.76

  1. Pre-Test (N = 91), Post-Test (N = 79), Follow-Up (N = 63)
  2. Range: 0 (lowest level of functioning) to 100 (highest level of functioning)