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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2015 Jul 27;20(11):1157–1166. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1065790

Table 1.

Caregiving Characteristics According to Treatment Condition.

MBSR (n = 23) SS (n = 15)
Variable N % N % pdiff
Care recipient relation .11
  Spouse 12 52.2 4 26.7
  Parent 11 47.8 8 53.3
  Other 0 0.0 3 20.0
Main care provider 22 95.7 10 66.7 .02
Care provided, months (M ± SD) 48.22 ± 35.10 44.24 ± 27.60 .71
Daily living dependence (M ± SD) 3.35 ± 1.34 3.49 ± 1.24 .74
Memory deficits, months (M ± SD) 60.02 ± 27.68 76.13 ± 50.55 .27
Caregiving amount (M ± SD) 3.30 ± 0.80 2.91 ± 1.38 .40
Caregiving burden (M ± SD) 3.31 ± 1.18 2.88 ± 1.41 .31

Notes. N = 38. The pdiff column shows significance levels based on t and χ2 tests of condition differences. MBSR = Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction; SS = Social Support.