TABLE 2.
Effects of Treatment Group, Time, and Type of Caregiver on Depression, Anxiety, and Problem Orientation using Linear Mixed Models Analysis
| Depression
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Anxiety
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Positive Problem Orientation
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Negative Problem Orientation
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| F | df | p | F | df | p | F | df | p | F | df | p | |
| Treatment group (PST vs NT) | 5.508a | 1,64 | 0.022 | 5.82a | 1,56 | 0.019 | 2.718 | 1,65 | 0.100 | 2.927 | 1,68 | 0.092 |
| Type of caregiver (MCI vs AD) | 10.750b | 1,64 | 0.002 | 8.86b | 1,56 | 0.004 | 0.032 | 1,65 | 0.856 | 2.857 | 1,68 | 0.096 |
| Time | 0.189 | 4,52 | 0.943 | 2.38 | 4,51 | 0.063 | 0.732 | 4,4,7 | 0.574 | 0.632 | 4,54 | 0.642 |
| Treatment group by type of caregiver | 1.961 | 1,64 | 0.166 | 4.57a | 1,56 | 0.036 | 0.692 | 1,65 | 0.408 | 0.205 | 1,68 | 0.652 |
| Treatment group by time | 2.716a | 4,52 | 0.040 | 2.44a | 4,51 | 0.058 | 1.078 | 1,47 | 0.376 | 5.632b | 4,54 | 0.001 |
| Time by type of caregiver | 1.218 | 4,52 | 0.314 | .508 | 4,51 | 0.730 | 0.417 | 1,47 | 0.796 | 0.487 | 4,54 | 0.745 |
| Treatment group by time by type of caregiver | 4.394b | 4,52 | 0.004 | 2.25 | 4,51 | 0.076 | 0.535 | 1,47 | 0.205 | 0.372 | 4,54 | 0.827 |
Notes: Depression and anxiety data were transformed for analyses. PST: problem solving training; NT: nutritional training; MCI: mild cognitive impairment; AD: dementia.
p <0.05 (two-tailed).
p <0.01 (two-tailed).