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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2007 Jun;20(2):115–119. doi: 10.1177/0891988706298624

Table 2.

Mean Scores for Caregivers Reporting Low Versus High Premorbid Relationship Satisfaction

LPRS HPRS
n = 27 n=45
M SD M SD
Caregiver Variables
 ZBIa 40.85 16.84 31.16 15.82
 RMBPC: Reactionb 25.37 15.73 16.80 11.77
Care Recipient Variables
 ADLs 14.19 5.83 12.11 6.54
 Dementia Severity (CDR Sum of Boxes) 6.39 2.47 7.51 3.04
Family Relationship Variables (higher values indicate greater dysfunction)
 FAD: Problem Solvingc 2.19 .46 1.86 .37
 FAD: Communicationc 2.34 .43 2.11 .38

Note. LPRS = Low Premorbid Relationship Satisfaction; HPRS = High Premorbid Relationship Satisfaction; ZBI = Zarit Burden Interview; RMBPC = Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist-Reaction; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; FAD = Family Assessment Device;

a

denotes LPRS different from HPRS, significant at p = .02;

b

denotes LPRS different from HPRS, significant at p = .01;

c

denotes LPRS different from HPRS, significant at p = .001.