Table 2 Linear mixed model for repeated measures of 208 caregiver/care receiver dyads assessed at baseline and 12-month follow-up (intervention N = 105, control N = 103)
Variable | Baseline score | Follow-up score | Between-group differences at follow-up (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caregivers | ||||
RSS | ||||
Intervention | 25.0 | 24.9 | 1.12 (−1.23 to 3.48) | 0.35 |
Control | 23.5 | 23.9 | ||
GDS | ||||
Intervention a | 7.7 | 7.6 | 1.70 (0.41 to 3.0) | 0.01 |
Control a | 5.7 | 6.2 | ||
FEERS CC | ||||
Intervention | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.16 (− 0.41 to 0.73) | 0.59 |
Control | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
FEERS EOI | ||||
Intervention | 6.1 | 6.5 | 0.17 (−0.5 to 0.84) | 0.61 |
Control | 5.9 | 6.3 | ||
FEERS TOTAL | ||||
Intervention | 10.0 | 9.8 | 0.36 (−0.62 to 1.34) | 0.47 |
Control | 9.3 | 9.7 | ||
Care receivers | ||||
MMSE | ||||
Intervention a | 21.0 | 17.5 | −0.78 (−1.78 to 0.22) | 0.12 |
Control a | 21.5 | 18.5 | ||
NPI | ||||
Intervention a | 4.8 | 5.0 | −0.29 (−0.83 to 0.26) | 0.31 |
Control a | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
IADL | ||||
Intervention | 22.2 | 25.0 | 0.48 (−0.73 to 1.69) | 0.44 |
Control | 21.4 | 24.6 | ||
Cornell | ||||
Intervention a | 8.2 | 7.5 | 0.34 (−0.81 to 1.49) | 0.57 |
Control a | 7.9 | 7.1 | ||