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Intervention (n = 105)
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Control (n = 103)
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Caregivers
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Females, n (%)
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81 (77)
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77 (75)
|
|
Males, n (%)
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24 (23)
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26 (25)
|
|
Spouses, n (%)
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63 (60)
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55 (53)
|
|
Children, n (%)
|
42 (40)
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48 (47)
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Age, mean (SD) range
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64.1 (12.2) 35–87
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63.6 (11.8) 40–89
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Living together, n (%)
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66 (63)
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56 (54)
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Daily contact, n (%)
|
69 (66)
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59 (57)
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RSS, mean (SD)
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25.05 (10.88)
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23.48 (11.07)
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GDS, mean (SD)
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7.70 (6.62)
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5.69 (5.70)
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FEERS CC, mean (SD)
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3.78 (2.82)
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3.42 (2.99)
|
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FEERS EOI, mean (SD)
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6.12 (3.26)
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5.91 (3.19)
|
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FEERS Total, mean (SD)
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9.95 (4.94)
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9.33 (4.64)
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Care receivers
|
|
Females, n (%)
|
55 (52)
|
56 (54)
|
|
Males, n (%)
|
50 (47)
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47 (46)
|
|
Age, mean (SD) range
|
78 (7.5) 60–94
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79 (7.0) 58–94
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Years of symptoms, median (IQR) range
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3 (2, 5) 0.2–14
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4 (2.5, 6) 0.6–12
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Years of schooling, median (IQR) range
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9 (7, 12) 3–22
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9 (7, 11.3) 6–22
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Formal assistance, n (%)
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74 (71)
|
73 (50)
|
|
MMSE, mean (SD)
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20.9 (3.52)
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21.5 (3.68)
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NPI, mean (SD)
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4.8 (2.43)
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5.4 (3.68)
|
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IADL, mean (SD)
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22.2 (7.72)
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21.4 (7.72)
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Cornell, mean (SD)
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8.02 (5.54)
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7.3 (5.90)
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- IQR Interquartile range, FEERS CC Felt Expressed Emotion Rating Scale; criticism, range 0–5. FEERS EOI Felt Expressed Emotion Rating Scale; emotional over involvement, range 0–5. RSS Relatives’ Stress Scale, range 0–12, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, range 0–30, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, range 0–30, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory (only presence of symptoms, range 0–12), IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, range 7–13. Cornell, range 0–38
