Table 1.
Changes in Caregiver Stress and Emotional Well-being
| N | Preintervention M (SD) | Postintervention M (SD) | t | p | d | |
| Zarit burden scale (higher = more burden) | 228 | 2.40 (0.74) | 2.23 (0.65) | 3.71 | .0001 | .25 |
| Social support (higher = better support) | 224 | 2.87 (0.98) | 3.16 (0.82) | −4.52 | .0001 | −.30 |
| Depression (higher = more depression) | 227 | 2.10 (0.86) | 1.91 (0.82) | 3.35 | .001 | .22 |
| Positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) (higher = more PAC) | 229 | 3.94 (1.07) | 4.17 (1.01) | −3.51 | .001 | −.23 |
| Activities of daily living stress (higher = more stress) | 230 | 1.97 (0.78) | 1.87 (0.73) | 1.84 | .07 | .12 |
| Behavioral bother: caregiver bothered by care recipient memory/behavior problems (higher = more bother) | 200 | 2.29 (1.43) | 2.08 (1.29) | 1.84 | .07 | .13 |
| Caregiver frustration: (higher = more thoughts of engaging in abusive verbal or physical behaviors) | 228 | 1.39 (0.46) | 1.26 (0.38) | 5.01 | .0001 | .33 |