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

Berwig, Martin; Lessing, Susanne; Deck, Ruth

doi:10.1186/s12913-022-07490-9

Table 4 Pain over time

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

Pain location	Group	Measurement times, mean values, % yes				p-value^a				p-value^b
Pain location	Group	t0	t1	t2	t3	t0	t1	t2	t3	t0–t1	t0–t2	t0–t3
Face	IG	33.3	17.4	33.3	43.5	0.862	0.472	0.235	0.541	0.013	1.0	0.189
Face	CG	34.7	22.2	43.1	48.6	0.862	0.472	0.235	0.541	0.049	0.238	0.087
Head	IG	63.8	59.4	53.6	59.4	0.282	0.643	0.035	0.109	0.629	0.189	0.664
Head	CG	72.2	55.6	70.8	72.2	0.282	0.643	0.035	0.109	0.023	1.0	1.0
Neck	IG	81.2	66.7	78.3	73.9	0.377	0.605	0.648	0.250	0.013	0.774	0.267
Neck	CG	75.0	62.5	75.0	81.9	0.377	0.605	0.648	0.250	0.064	1.0	0.405
Shoulders	IG	76.8	62.3	78.3	76.8	0.953	0.516	0.519	0.660	< 0.01	1.0	1.0
Shoulders	CG	76.4	56.9	73.6	73.6	0.953	0.516	0.519	0.660	< 0.01	0.791	0.804
Back	IG	82.6	68.1	82.6	78.3	0.734	0.596	0.734	0.088	0.021	1.0	0.581
Back	CG	84.7	63.9	84.7	88.9	0.734	0.596	0.734	0.088	< 0.01	1.0	0.508
Chest	IG	42.0	14.5	47.8	42.0	0.772	0.434	0.687	0,149	< 0.01	0.481	1.0
Chest	CG	44.4	19,4	44.4	54.2	0.772	0.434	0.687	0,149	< 0.01	1.0	0.281
Arm	IG	50.7	31,9	53.6	53.6	0.931	0.865	0.285	0.369	< 0.01	0.856	0.856
Arm	CG	50.0	30.6	62.5	61.1	0.931	0.865	0.285	0.369	< 0.01	0.078	0.185
Hands	IG	56.5	44.9	55.1	56.5	0.287	0.661	0.113	0.077	0.096	1.0	1.0
Hands	CG	65.3	48.6	68.1	70.8	0.287	0.661	0.113	0.077	0.012	0.804	0.503
Stomach	IG	44.9	20.3	46.4	44.9	0.823	0.634	0.667	0.154	< 0.01	1.0	1.0
Stomach	CG	43.1	23.6	50.0	56.9	0.823	0.634	0.667	0.154	< 0.01	0.424	0.087
Abdomen	IG	33.3	20.3	33.3	36.2	1.0	0.312	0.605	0.137	0.078	1.0	0.815
Abdomen	CG	33.3	13.9	37.5	48.6	1.0	0.312	0.605	0.137	< 0.01	0.678	0.043
Hips	IG	53.6	33.3	52.2	68.0	0.818	0.724	0.367	0.772	< 0.01	1.0	0.648
Hips	CG	55.6	30.6	59.7	55.6	0.818	0.724	0.367	0.772	< 0.01	0.607	1.0
Legs	IG	69.6	56.5	66.7	66.7	0.292	0.779	0.200	0.593	0.064	0.824	0.815
Legs	CG	61.1	54.2	76.4	70.8	0.292	0.779	0.200	0.593	0.359	0.027	0.189
Feet	IG	63.8	50.7	62.3	62.3	0.745	0.677	0.372	0.590	0.064	1.0	1.0
Feet	CG	61.1	47.2	69.4	66.7	0.745	0.677	0.372	0.590	0.031	0.263	0.481

p probability
^aChi-square between groups (statistically significant values are printed in bold), df = 1
^bMcNemar within groups, df = 1 (statistically significant values are printed in bold)

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