Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group | Total | Test for group differences | ||
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(n = 205) | (n = 154) | (n = 359) | χ 2 | T/U | p | |
Caregiver (CG) | ||||||
Age, M (SD) | 59.5 (11.4) | 59.3 (11.2) | 59.5 (11.3) | −0.17a | .868 | |
Women, no. (%) | 151 (73.7) | 118 (76.6) | 269 (74.9) | 0.41 | .521 | |
Educational attainment (yrs.), M (SD)b | 10.8 (2.9) | 10.8 (2.8) | 10.8 (2.8) | −0.23 | .815 | |
Occupation: Employed, no. (%) | 111(54.1) | 83 (53.9) | 194 (54.0) | 0.002 | .962 | |
Marital status, no. (%) | 2.67 | .263 | ||||
Married/long-term relationship | 157 (76.6) | 125 (81.2) | 282 (78.6) | |||
Widowed/divorced | 26 (12.7) | 20 (13.0) | 46 (12.8) | |||
Single | 22 (10.7) | 9 (5.8) | 31 (8.6) | |||
Relationship to PCI, no. (%) | 1.00 | .606 | ||||
spouse | 52 (25.4) | 43 (27.9) | 95 (26.5) | |||
son/daughter (in-law) | 139 (67.8) | 104 (67.5) | 243 (67.7) | |||
other | 14 (6.8) | 7 (4.5) | 21 (5.8) | |||
Caregiver burden (BSFC-s), M (SD) | 11.9 (8.2) | 13.2 (7.6) | 12.4 (8.0) | 1.55 | .122 | |
Depressiveness (WHO-5), M (SD) | 12.0 (6.2) | 12.0 (5.6) | 12.0 (6.0) | 0.02 | .981 | |
Benefits (BIZA-D), M (SD) | 12.6 (4.8) | 12.6 (5.4) | 12.6 (5.0) | −0.13 | .898 | |
Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5 L),M (SD) | 0.86 (0.2) | 0.82 (0.2) | 0.84 (0.2) | −1.67 | .095 | |
Person with cognitive impairment (PCI) | ||||||
Age, M (SD) | 81.5 (7.5) | 81.1 (7.5) | 81.3 (7.5) | −0.61 | .545 | |
Women, no. (%) | 126 (61.5) | 94 (61.0) | 220 (61.3) | 0.01 | .935 | |
Educational attainment (yrs.), M (SD) | 9.8 (2.5) | 9.6 (2.1) | 9.7 (2.3) | −0.56 | .574 | |
Cognitive impairment (MMSE), M (SD)c | 19.7 (4.8) | 19.3 (4.8) | 19.5 (4.8) | −0.92 | .357 | |
mild cognitive impairment | 25.8 (1.5) | 26.3 (1.4) | 26.0 (1.5) | 1.27 | .207 | |
mild dementia | 20.6 (1.7) | 20.5 (1.6) | 20.6 (1.6) | −0.31 | .757 | |
moderate dementia | 14.4 (2.4) | 14.6 (2.2) | 14.5 (2.3) | 0.28 | .778 | |
Activities of daily living (ETAM), M (SD) | 17.8 (7.0) | 17.1 (7.5) | 17.5 (7.2) | −0.89 | .373 | |
Social behaviour (NOSGER), M (SD) | 15.5 (4.2) | 15.6 (4.6) | 15.5 (4.3) | 0.11 | .912 | |
Neuropsychiatric symptomatology (NPI), M (SD) | 5.2 (2.69) | 5.4 (2.7) | 5.3 (2.7) | 0.60 | .549 | |
Care level, no. (%)d | −0.19e | .852 | ||||
None | 8 (3.9) | 12 (7.8) | 20 (5.6) | |||
0 | 25 (12.2) | 15 (9.7) | 40 (11.1) | |||
1 | 109 (53.2) | 75 (48.7) | 184 (51.3) | |||
2 | 61 (29.8) | 50 (32.5) | 111 (30.9) | |||
3 | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (1.1) | |||
Use of antidementia med., no. (%)f | 61 (29.8) | 40 (26.0) | 101 (28.1) | 0.62 | .430 | |
Care situation | ||||||
Main caregiver, no. (%) | 178 (86.8) | 139 (90.3) | 317 (88.3) | 1.002 | .317 | |
Sole informal caregiver, no. (%) | 110 (53.7) | 83 (53.9) | 193 (53.8) | 0.002 | .964 | |
Living together, no. (%) | 86 (42.0) | 68 (44.2) | 154 (42.9) | 0.174 | .676 | |
Duration of informal care (mo.), M (SD) | 60.3 (49.1) | 59.0 (52.2) | 59.7(50.4) | −0.24 | .814 | |
Frequency day-care use, M (SD)g | 2.0 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.2) | −0.17 | .866 | |
Informal care time per day (h), M (SD)h | 3.0 (2.2) | 3.3 (2.0) | 3.1 (2.1) | 1.09 | .277 | |
No. of additional Formal Care Support, M (SD)i | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.3) | 0.26 | .799 |