Table 3.

Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale (CES–D) Score at 6 Months Within Each Site

		Baseline		6 months		Adjusted 6-month score
Site and intervention	n	M	SD	M	SD	M	SE	p
Birmingham, AL	121
Group assignment								0.347
Control (MSC)	60	11.36	9.91	12.06	9.92	12.06	9.91
Skill training	61	15.74	9.40	13.62	11.55	11.38	1.22
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
CG sex								.363
Male	26	11.58	8.48	9.88	9.60	11.26	1.67
Female	95	14.28	9.94	13.66	10.96	12.93	0.89
CG race/ethnicity								.969
White/Caucasian	71	13.17	9.46	12.23	10.55	12.12	1.08
Black/African American	50	14.46	10.02	13.74	11.09	12.06	1.43
MMSE								.348
Mild	25	14.88	10.66	12.05	9.45	10.67	1.84
Moderate	49	12.88	10.22	13.45	11.48	13.56	1.30
Severe	47	13.94	8.62	12.65	10.81	12.04	1.28
Boston, MA	95
Group assignment
Control (usual care)	49	13.23	11.01	14.62	11.66	12.54	1.28
TLC	46	12.83	10.69	12.33	9.02	12.43	1.32	.258
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
Memphis, TN	216
Group assignment								.244
Control (IR)	66	11.28	6.71	12.13	7.89	12.34	0.82
Behavior	76	13.08	9.94	14.41	9.92	13.26	0.78
Enhanced	74	11.72	10.22	11.64	10.03	11.55	0.78
CG race/ethnicitya								.153
White/Caucasian	130	11.56	9.19	12.83	9.82	13.01	0.60
Other race/ethnicity	85	12.86	9.19	12.66	8.91	11.76	0.75	<.001
Baseline CES–D score								.383
CG sex
Male	49	9.90	8.83	10.51	8.20	11.94	0.91
Female	167	12.70	9.20	13.42	9.68	12.83	0.49
Miami, FL	191
Group assignment								.012
Control (MSC)	54	18.34	11.03	17.73	10.07	17.08	1.03
FSMII	66	17.76	13.05	18.69	12.54	18.43	0.93
FSMII + CTIS	71	16.08	10.50	13.88	8.76	14.60	0.90
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
CG race/ethnicity								.130
White/Caucasian	95	15.65	11.59	14.80	10.72	15.86	0.78
Cuban	96	18.94	11.37	18.44	10.47	17.55	0.78
Palo Alto, CA—Caucasian	128
Group assignment								.506
Control (MSC)	24	17.13	13.50	15.61	11.42	15.44	1.60
Coping	53	18.84	11.48	14.62	8.68	13.50	1.08
Enhanced	51	14.55	11.08	13.72	10.93	14.97	1.10
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
Palo Alto, CA—Hispanic/Latina	103
Group assignment								.383
Control (MSC)	17	26.67	14.75	22.88	13.95	17.10	2.55
Coping	38	16.74	12.53	14.10	12.28	15.27	1.66
Enhanced	48	17.02	12.40	17.29	14.48	18.34	1.47
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
Philadelphia, PA	233
Group assignment								.987
Control (usual care)	117	14.85	10.73	14.97	11.20	15.05	0.66
ESP	116	15.25	12.17	15.25	11.79	15.06	0.66
Baseline CES–D score								<.001
CG race/ethnicity								.002
White/Caucasian	112	17.03	11.58	18.07	11.98	16.56	0.67
Other race/ethnicity	121	13.23	11.05	12.36	10.28	13.55	0.69
CG relationship to CR								.362
Spouse	88	15.99	11.01	15.72	11.34	14.61	0.76
Nonspouse	145	14.48	11.70	14.72	11.74	15.50	0.60

Note. MSC = minimal support control; CG = caregiver; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam (Folstein, Folstein, & McHugh, 1975); TLC = telephone-linked computer; IR = information and referral; FSMII = family-based structural multisystem in-home intervention; CTIS = computer telephone integration system; ESP = environmental skill-building program; CR = care recipient.

^an = 215 due to missing data on race/ethnicity for 1 caregiver.