Table 2.

Comparison of Mean Distress Scores in Caregivers and Control Subjects

	Group		t	df	Effect Size
	Caregivers	Control Subjects
Depression	18.32 ± 8.32	10.83 ± 6.09	4.76a,b	84	1.03
Perceived Stress	20.41 ± 5.74	14.61 ± 5.25	4.94a,b	86	1.05
Anxiety	45.59 ± 10.83	37.16 ± 9.18	3.91a,b	85	0.84

Values are mean ± SD. Effect size was calculated as Cohen’s d from t tests.

^aStatistically significant value.

^bp < .001, two-tailed t tests.