Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Measure | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age | ----- | ||||||
| 2 | Burden Time 1 | -.19 | ----- | |||||
| 3 | Burden Time 2 | -.06 | 73** | ----- | ||||
| 4 | MIL 1 | -.26* | .55** | 42** | ----- | |||
| 5 | MIL 2 | -.06 | .60** | .62** | 69** | ----- | ||
| 6 | PHQ-9 1 | -.27* | .50** | 48** | .45** | .52** | ----- | |
| 7 | PHQ- 9 2 | -.15 | .45** | .59** | .29* | .55** | .62** | |
| Mean | 69.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | |
| SD | 8.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | |
| Range | 60-88 | 1.0-5.0 | 1.0-6.0 | 8.0-34.0 | 8.0-31.0 | 0-21.0 | 0-23.0 |
Note: N = 65; Burden = Interpersonal Need Questionnaire- Perceived Burdensomeness subscale; MIL = Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale- Meaning in Life Subscale; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9.
Higher MIL scores suggest lower perceived meaning in life.
Significant change was not observed in either depression (t = 1.09, p = ns) nor meaning in life (t = 1.24, p = ns) scores from Time 1 to Time 2.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.