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. 2004 Jun;3(2):104–109.

Table 3.

Clinical impairment, social disability and carer stress at start of project and after 24 months

Number of cases Impairment mean (SD) Disability Index mean (SD) Carer Stress mean (SD)

At start of 'optimal treatment' 434 3.57 (1.57) 3.16 (1.32) 2.29 (1.34)
After 24 months of 'optimal treatment' 434 2.12 (1.46) 1.94 (1.25) 1.09 (1.14)
d = 1.04 d = 0.92 d = 1.10
At start of continued current treatment 160 3.79 (1.89) 3.78 (1.53) 2.76 (1.29)
After 24 months of continued current treatment 160 3.32 (1.58) 3.29 (1.46) 2.34 (1.17)
d = 0.25 d = 0.32 d = 0.33

d = Cohen's effect size