Table 4.
Preliminary efficacy outcomes comparing pre- and post-intervention scores
| Baseline | Follow up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person with dementia | N | M | SD | M | SD | P-Value |
| FAQ dependence (0–30) | 20 | 24.3 | 5.0 | 25.5 | 5.3 | 0.237 |
| NPI-Q Severity (0–36) | 20 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 0.004 |
| Caregiver | ||||||
| NPI-Q Distress (0–60) | 20 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 0.001 |
| Caregiver Strain Index (0–26) | 20 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 0.003 |
| ZBI-6 Burden (0–24) | 20 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 0.179 |
| PCS Competence (0–4) | 20 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Positive aspects of caregiving (9–45) | 20 | 33.0 | 7.7 | 34.4 | 7.6 | 0.344 |
| Unmet needs (0–34) | 20 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 0.000 |
| EEDS dementia knowledge (0–14) | 21 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 0.005 |
| ISEL-12 appraisal support (4–16) | 20 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 0.194 |
| ISEL-12 belonging support (4–16) | 20 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 0.577 |
| ISEL-12 tangible support (4–16) | 20 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 0.587 |
| COPE 28 problem focused (8–32) | 20 | 21.9 | 5.6 | 24.8 | 4.8 | 0.041 |
| COPE 28 emotion focused (12–48) | 20 | 30.9 | 4.9 | 32.7 | 5.8 | 0.120 |
| COPE 28 avoidant focused (8–32) | 20 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 0.234 |
| CES-D-10 depression (0–30) | 20 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.008 |
| SPANE-Positive affect (6–30) | 20 | 22.3 | 5.0 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 0.001 |
| SPANE-Negative affect (6–30) | 20 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 0.056 |
| Perceived health (1–4) | 20 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.999 |
Bold: p<0.05