Table 3.
Pre, mid-, and post-intervention means and standard deviations for study measures for people with BPD and their partners
| People with BPD | Partners | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construct | Measure Range |
Pre-Sage M(SD) |
Mid-Sage M(SD) |
Post-Sage M(SD) |
RC Index (Sdiff × 1.96) |
Pre-Sage M(SD) |
Mid-Sage M(SD) |
Post-Sage M(SD) |
RC Index (Sdiff × 1.96) |
| BPD severity | 0–4 | 2.90(.72) | 2.81(.45) | 1.77(.98) | .43 | - | - | - | - |
| BPD severity (informant-report) | 0–4 | 2.49(1.02) | 1.75(.76) | 1.71(.57) | .43 | - | - | - | - |
| Suicidal ideation | 0–38 | 17.60(2.61) | 14.00(4.64) | 6.25(12.50) | 6.74 | - | - | - | - |
| Suicidal ideation (informant report) | 0–38 | 10.80(7.26) | 7.20(6.54) | .00(.00) | 6.74 | - | - | - | - |
| Lifetime suicide attempt frequency |
0 and up Range in sample: 4–175 |
47.60(71.97) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highest lethality of lifetime suicidal/self-injurious act | 1–6 | 5.80(.45) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide/self-injury episodesa | 0 and up | 2.8(4.66) | 3.2(5.02) | 1.25(1.5) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conflict | 0–90 | 18.60 (6.73) | 18.40(4.56) | 19.00(10.89) | 2.73 | 19.20(2.39) | 19.40(4.72) | 19.50 (4.51) | 2.53 |
| Emotion Dysregulation | 36–180 | 117.00(26.68) | 117.60(25.44) | 95.25(29.04) | 13.85 | 93.80(35.12) | 93.60(25.31) | 96.25(20.92) | 13.85 |
| Emotion Dysregulation (informant-report) | 5–40 | 26.60(6.80) | 27.80(6.14) | 25.75(5.44) | 5.10 | 20.20(8.47) | 14.00(2.00) | 15.50(1.29) | 5.34 |
| Depression | 0–27 | 20.20(7.79) | 19.80(5.81) | 14.75(7.72) | 7.19 | 11.80(7.19) | 11.80(3.27) | 13.75(2.87) | 7.19 |
| Anxiety | 0–21 | 16.40(5.55) | 15.20(3.63) | 11.50(4.20) | 5.08 | 7.00(5.15) | 8.20(4.97) | 7.00(3.83) | 5.08 |
| Shame | 39–195 | 83.60(15.79) | 86.00(15.84) | 73.25(6.99) | 11.49 | 57.60(14.99) | 56.60(20.37) | 63.00(13.19) | 11.49 |
| Emotional Reactivity | 0–84 | 75.20(5.72) | 66.80(11.30) | 65.50(7.14) | 11.90 | 28.00(21.46) | 25.60(20.86) | 26.75(19.09) | 11.90 |
| Positive Emotion | 10–50 | 19.40 (7.44) | 18.40 (7.70) | 23.75 (6.90) | 7.20 | 27.80 (5.45) | 27.00 (7.04) | 26.25 (7.63) | 7.20 |
| Negative Emotion | 10–50 | 36.60 (7.77) | 33.80 (6.34) | 29.25 (9.98) | 6.20 | 23.40 (11.59) | 22.80 (7.86) | 20.50 (5.92) | 6.20 |
| Anger | 6–35 | 14.40 (5.37) | 15.60 (5.68) | 13.25 (5.47) | 6.10 | 11.60 (6.19) | 12.40 (5.22) | 12.50 (3.70) | 6.10 |
| Relationship Satisfaction | 0–160 | 132.00(16.06) | 122.20(24.18) | 109.00(53.52) | 12.04 | 126.80(24.01) | 120.60(23.50) | 112.25(27.10) | 12.57 |
BPD Borderline personality disorder, M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, RC Reliable change;—= not assessed; aNumber of episodes in the past 4 weeks (reliable change not calculated)