Table 3.
Change in caregiver attitudes from baseline to 4-week follow-up
| Question | Baseline mean (SD) | Follow-up mean (SD) | Time | p | Time by group | p | Group difference | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massage | Reading | Massage | Reading | |||||||
| 1. In general, how satisfied are you today with your ability to help your partner feel better? | 7.36 (2.22) | 7.31 (2.07) | 7.93 (1.98) | 7.67 (1.83) | F (1, 85) = 5.536 | 0.02 | F (1, 85) = 0.300 | 0.58 | F (1, 85) = 0.158 | 0.69 |
| 2. How comfortable are you today with using touch as a form of support for your partner? | 8.12 (2.43) | 8.49 (2.16) | 8.64 (1.94) | 8.04 (2.41) | F (1, 85) = 0.029 | 0.87 | F (1, 85) = 4.268 | 0.04 | F (1, 85) = 0.073 | 0.78 |
| 3. How concerned are you today about causing pain or discomfort by touching your partner? | 4.74 (3.13) | 5.13 (3.08) | 3.31 (2.77) | 4.84 (3.10) | F (1, 85) = 7.345 | 0.008 | F (1, 85 ) = 3.324 | 0.08 | F (1, 85 = 2.897 | 0.09 |
| 4. How concerned are you today about touch making your partner’s medical condition worse? | 3.29 (3.18) | 3.73 (3.32) | 2.29 (2.40) | 3.71 (3.03) | F (1, 85) = 3.276 | 0.07 | F (1, 85) = 2.997 | 0.09 | F(1,85) = 2.598 | 0.11 |
| 5. How comfortable are you today in talking with your partner about touch? | 8.40 (2.61) | 8.67 (1.71) | 9.00 (1.59) | 8.33 (2.28) | F (1, 85) = 0.274 | 0.60 | F (1, 85) = 3.445 | 0.07 | F (1, 85) = 0.297 | 0.59 |
| 6. How comfortable are you today with providing any form of massage to your partner? | 8.10 (2.55) | 8.80 (1.50) | 8.55 (1.93) | 8.11 (2.43) | F (1, 85) = 0.279 | 0.60 | F (1, 85) = 6.499 | 0.01 | F (1, 85) = 0.112 | 0.74 |
| 7. How confident are you today that you can provide massage effectively as a form of support to your partner? | 7.38 (2.82) | 8.00 (2.11) | 8.29 (2.27) | 7.71 (2.35) | F (1, 85) = 1.206 | 0.28 | F (1, 85) = 4.529 | 0.04 | F (1, 85) = 0.003 | 0.96 |