Table 6. Family caregiver outcomes.
| Outcome, mean (SD) | Nonintervention | Intervention | F (df) | p-value |
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| Preparedness for caregiving: | 3.0 (2.6) | 0.04 | ||
| – Admission | 22.8 (5.5) | 21.9 (8.0) | ||
| – Discharge | 21.8 (6.5) | 23.3 (6.7) | ||
| – 2 weeks | 23.0 (4.9) | 22.7 (4.9) | ||
| – 2 months | 23.2 (7.0) | 26.3 (5.3) | ||
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| Anxiety (HADS-A): | 5.5 (1.7) | 0.008 | ||
| – Admission | 6.2 (4.2) | 7.0 (4.6) | ||
| – Discharge | 5.8 (4.0) | 6.5 (5.0) | ||
| – 2 weeks | 6.1 (4.6) | 5.9 (4.6) | ||
| – 2 months | 6.3 (5.2) | 4.7 (4.0) | ||
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| Depression (HADS-D): | 2.7 (2.1) | 0.07 | ||
| – Admission | 3.8 (2.9) | 4.7 (3.9) | ||
| – Discharge | 4.0 (3.4) | 5.0 (4.1) | ||
| – 2 weeks | 4.5 (4.0) | 4.6 (4.9) | ||
| – 2 months | 4.5 (4.1) | 3.8 (4.6) | ||
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| Role strain (Modified Caregiver Strain Index): | 1.7 (1.6) | 0.20 | ||
| – Admission | 6.2 (5.5) | 6.2 (5.8) | ||
| – Discharge | 6.8 (6.0) | 7.0 (6.7) | ||
| – 2 weeks | 6.8 (5.9) | 6.0 (5.8) | ||
| – 2 months | 6.7 (5.0) | 5.9 (5.7) | ||
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| Mutuality: | 1.7 (1.9) | 0.19 | ||
| – Admission | 4 7.3 (11.9) | 4 8.4 (10.2) | ||
| – Discharge | 46.9 (11.8) | 47.4 (12.7) | ||
| – 2 weeks | 43.3 (15.3) | 48.2 (10.1) | ||
| – 2 months | 45.1 (13.6) | 48.6 (9.7) | ||
HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety Subscale; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression Subscale; SD: Standard deviation.