Table 4.

FCG Burden and Preparedness

Outcome		Usual Care (N=157)			Intervention (N=197)			p-Value
		x̄	SD	x̄a	x̄	SD	x̄a	Main1
Caregiver Preparedness (Range = 1–5; higher scores = better prepared)	Early, I–III	3.69	0.76	3.55	3.74	0.67	3.70	.091
	Late, IV	3.46	0.74	3.47	3.40	0.74	3.51
	Total	3.56	0.76		3.55	0.73
CAREGIVER BURDEN
Objective Burden2 (Range = 6–30)	Early, I–III	22.04	4.66	22.22	20.93	3.24	21.14	.069
	Late, IV	21.50	3.93	21.39	21.37	2.92	21.18
	Total	21.74	4.27		21.18	3.07
Subjective Demand2 (Range = 4–20)	Early, I–III	11.62	3.49	12.03	11.76	2.97	11.56	.962
	Late, IV	11.26	3.40	11.35	12.03	2.45	11.85
	Total	11.43	3.44		11.91	2.68
Subjective Stress2 (Range = 4–20)	Early, I–III	13.80	3.26	14.02	13.00	2.69	13.02	.116
	Late, IV	13.60	2.90	13.49	13.72	2.48	13.66
	Total	13.69	3.06		13.41	2.59

¹Main Effect of Group

^aAdjusted means

²Higher scores = more burden