Table 2.
Timeline of measures
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7 | Time 8 | Time 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1988/ 1989 |
1989/ 1990 |
1991/ 1992 |
1992/ 1993 |
1994/ 1995 |
1995/ 1996 |
1997/ 1998 |
1998/ 2000 |
2010/ 2011 |
| Measures of parental characteristics | |||||||||
| Depressive symptoms | |||||||||
| Mothers | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Fathers | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Positive psychological well-being | |||||||||
| Mothers | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Fathers | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Relationship quality | |||||||||
| Mothers | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Fathers | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Measures of the adult with Down syndrome | |||||||||
| Behavior problems | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Functional abilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Health | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Dementia status | X | ||||||||