Table 1.
The mean scores of stress, anxiety, depression, and burden of care before, right after, and 1 month after the intervention in the groups of intervention and control
| Variables | Groups | Before the intervention Mean (SD) | Immediately after the intervention Mean (SD) | 1 month after the intervention Mean (SD) | Within subject comparison (df=2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress | Intervention | 33.31 (2.75) | 17.02 (2.39) | 12.14 (2.59) | F=289.06 |
| Stress | Control | 32.34 (3.02) | 31.71 (3.54) | 30.57 (3.32) | p<0.001 |
| Between-subject comparison | df=1 | F=446.28 | p<0.001 | ||
| Anxiety | Intervention | 30.20 (2.94) | 15.80 (2.23) | 11.23 (2.60) | F=321.95 |
| Anxiety | Control | 29.09 (2.99) | 31.11 (3.80) | 31.29 (2.93) | p<0.001 |
| Between-subject comparison | df=1 | F=536.11 | p<0.001 | ||
| Depression | Intervention | 32.01 (2.55) | 14.31 (2.46) | 11.01 (2.38) | F=374.45 |
| Depression | Control | 30.80 (2.87) | 31.71 (3.67) | 31.69 (3.29) | p<0.001 |
| Between-subject comparison | df=1 | F=699.33 | p<0.001 | ||
| Caregivers’ burden | Intervention | 62.31 (5.52) | 27.31 (4.94) | 21.49 (3.34) | F=397.89 |
| Caregivers’ burden | Control | 61.83 (6.23) | 60.06 (5.33) | 59.89 (4.85) | p<0.001 |
| Between-subject comparison | df=1 | F=932.99 | p<0.001 | ||