Telephone-based aftercare groups for family carers of people with dementia – results of the effect evaluation of a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Support services used before rehab and over time

% Yes	Group	Measurement time points, % Yes			p-value¹			p-value²
% Yes	Group	T0	T2	T3	T0	T2	T3	T0-T2	T0-T3
Family, friends, neighbours	IG	60.9	78.3	76.5	0.373	0.018	0.181	< 0.01	0.027
Family, friends, neighbours	KG	68.1	59.7	66.2	0.373	0.018	0.181	0.210	1.0
Alzheimer’s Society	IG	11.6	11.6	11.8	0.517	0.199	0.339	1.0	1.0
Alzheimer’s Society	KG	8.3	5.6	7.0	0.517	0.199	0.339	0.687	1.0
Alzheimer’s Family Initiative	IG	5.8	11.6	7.4	0.258	0.535	0.811	0.289	1.0
Alzheimer’s Family Initiative	KG	11.6	8.5	8.5	0.258	0.535	0.811	0.774	1.0
Relatives’ group	IG	24.6	26.1	30.9	0.735	0.821	0.359	1.0	0.344
Relatives’ group	KG	22.2	27.8	23.9	0.735	0.821	0.359	0.424	0.815
Nursing advice centre	IG	23.2	21.7	25.0	0.182	0.234	0.240	1.0	1.0
Nursing advice centre	KG	33.3	30.6	16.9	0.182	0.234	0.240	0.832	0.036
Pastoral care	IG	4.3	7.2	7.4	0.614	0.085	0.085	0.500	0.500
Pastoral care	KG	2.8	1.4	1.4	0.614	0.085	0.085	1.0	1.0
Outpatient psychotherapy	IG	7.2	13.0	13.2	0.598	0.412	0.546	0.289	0.289
Outpatient psychotherapy	KG	9.7	18.1	16.9	0.598	0.412	0.546	0.180	0.267
Support employer	IG	–	2.9	2.9	–	0.146	0.146	–	–
Support employer	KG	–	–	–	–	0.146	0.146	–	–
Other	IG	5.8	4.3	5.9	0.656	0.614	0.764	1.0	1.0
Other	KG	4.2	2.8	7.1	0.656	0.614	0.764	1.0	0.687

¹Chi² between groups, df = 1 (statistically significant values are printed in bold)
²McNemar within groups, df = 1 (statistically significant values are printed in bold)

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