Table 2.
Patients’ clinical status and family caregiver time 0 (baseline), time 1 (immediately after the intervention), and time 2 (one month post-intervention)
| Variable | Experimental group (N=33)Mean | Control group (N=32) Mean | F | P < |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BPRS global score |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
55.42 ± 16.63 |
57.68 ± 20.36 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
46.57 ± 17.78 |
57.46 ± 20.90 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
40.54 ± 16.57 |
56.59 ± 20.19 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
45.09 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
34.08 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment |
|
|
4.55 |
0.037 |
|
BPRS positive |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
2.96 ± 1.60 |
3.25 ± 1.73 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
2.64 ± 1.47 |
3.23 ± 1.77 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
2.17 ± 1.12 |
3.17 ± 1.72 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
15.11 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
10.09 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment |
|
|
2.65 |
0.108 |
|
BPRS negative |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
3.81 ± 1.52 |
4.13 ± 1.64 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
3.15 ± 1.59 |
4.18 ± 1.60 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
2.87 ± 1.55 |
4.20 ± 1.62 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
18.13 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
24.76 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment |
|
|
5.38 |
0.024 |
|
BPRS manic/hostility |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
2.72 ± 1.55 |
2.87 ± 2.00 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
2.54 ± 1.49 |
2.87 ± 2.05 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
2.17 ± 1.33 |
2.82 ± 2.03 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
14.31 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
9.56 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment |
|
|
0.755 |
0.388 |
|
BPRS depression/anxiety |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
4.78 ± 1.69 |
4.96 ± 1.66 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
3.68 ± 1.69 |
4.89 ± 1.68 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
3.13 ± 1.75 |
4.78 ± 1.59 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
38.46 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
24.28 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment |
|
|
6.38 |
0.014 |
|
Family Burden |
|
|
|
|
| Time 0 |
18.66 ± 6.59 |
19.37 ± 6.22 |
|
|
| Time 1 |
13.03 ± 5.74 |
18.34 ± 6.5 |
|
|
| Time 2 |
11.45 ± 5.52 |
18.06 ± 6.68 |
|
|
| Effect of time |
|
|
94.24 |
< 0.001 |
| Interaction of time and treatment |
|
|
45.08 |
< 0.001 |
| Treatment | 7.88 | 0.007 |