Table 1:
Spouses’ Measures over Time by Randomization Group
| Baseline | 3 Months Post-baseline | 6 Months Post-baseline | 9 Months Post-baseline | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | ||||||||||||
| Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Cohen’s d p-valuea | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Cohen’s d p-valueb | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Cohen’s d p-valuec | |
| Depressed Mood | 12.10 | (0.6) | 12.48 | (0.6) | 10.68 | (0.7) | 8.83 | (0.7) | 0.29/0.006 | 10.51 | (0.7) | 9.61 | (0.8) | 0.11/0.162 | 9.36 | (0.8) | 8.40 | (0.9) | 0.17/0.199 |
| Anxiety | 33.46 | (0.8) | 34.82 | (0.8) | 32.64 | (0.8) | 30.88 | (0.9) | 0.36/<.001 | 32.56 | (0.9) | 31.87 | (0.9) | 0.23/0.033 | 30.91 | (0.9) | 30.50 | (1.0) | 0.18/0.096 |
| Marital Communication | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale | 86.68 | (0.9) | 85.40 | (0.9) | 86.45 | (0.9) | 89.40 | (1.0) | 0.41/<.001 | 85.18 | (1.0) | 87.04 | (1.1) | 0.24/0.022 | 83.50 | (1.2) | 86.61 | (1.2) | 0.40/0.004 |
| Open Communication | 30.34 | (0.4) | 30.09 | (0.4) | 30.68 | (0.4) | 31.84 | (0.4) | 0.32/0.003 | 30.07 | (0.4) | 30.84 | (0.5) | 0.22/0.080 | 29.89 | (0.5) | 31.41 | (0.5) | 0.38/0.006 |
| Expressing Sad Feelings | 31.49 | (0.4) | 30.57 | (0.4) | 31.44 | (0.4) | 32.63 | (0.5) | 0.36/<.001 | 30.90 | (0.5) | 31.79 | (0.5) | 0.29/0.004 | 30.28 | (0.5) | 31.56 | (0.6) | 0.39/0.002 |
| Skills | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wife support | 47.24 | (0.4) | 47.23 | (0.4) | 48.41 | (0.4) | 52.10 | (0.4) | 0.74/<.001 | 48.33 | (0.4) | 50.67 | (0.4) | 0.48/<.001 | 48.20 | (0.4) | 50.67 | (0.5) | 0.48/<.001 |
| Self-care | 16.43 | (0.3) | 16.73 | (0.3) | 17.20 | (0.3) | 19.45 | (0.3) | 0.54/<.001 | 17.15 | (0.3) | 19.48 | (0.3) | 0.54/<.001 | 17.41 | (0.3) | 19.58 | (0.3) | 0.52/<.001 |
| Self-efficacy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale | 118.31 | (1.6) | 119.29 | (1.6) | 143.92 | (1.7) | 154.88 | (1.7) | 0.39/<.001 | 145.78 | (1.8) | 152.06 | (1.9) | 0.19/0.045 | 146.28 | (2.0) | 154.05 | (2.2) | 0.25/0.018 |
| Self-care | 31.81 | (0.5) | 31.71 | (0.5) | 38.05 | (0.5) | 40.38 | (0.5) | 0.34/<.001 | 38.23 | (0.6) | 40.39 | (0.6) | 0.30/0.006 | 38.75 | (0.6) | 40.99 | (0.6) | 0.29/0.017 |
| Wife-focused | 86.50 | (13) | 87.58 | (13) | 105.85 | (1.3) | 114.47 | (14) | 0.39/<.001 | 107.55 | (14) | 111.61 | (15) | 0.13/0.138 | 107.51 | (16) | 113.02 | (17) | 0.21/0.046 |
a
Cohen’s d/p-value = Effect size and p value for the change from baseline to 3 months by randomization group
b
Cohen’s d/p-value = Effect size and p value for the change from baseline to 6 months by randomization group
c
Cohen’s d/p-value = Effect size and p value for the change from baseline to 9 months by randomization group