Table 3.
Intervention Outcomes
| Baseline M (SE) |
Post intervention M (SE) |
Overall Effect: Condition × Time Interaction (β11) |
Cohen’s d (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROMIS depression | ||||
| LEAF | 65.85 (2.02) | 55.18 (2.08) | β11 = −4.70, t(141) = −2.28, p = .02 | −.25 (−.55,.06) |
| Control | 65.62 (2.04) | 59.65 (2.15) | ||
| PROMIS Mental Health | ||||
| LEAF | 37.4 (4.10) | 39.8 (4.10) | β11 = −.08, t(160) = −0.70, p = .49 | .21 (−.09,.52) |
| Control | 39.8 (4.10) | 39.8 (4.10) | ||
| PROMIS Physical Health | ||||
| LEAF | 42.3 (4.20) | 44.9 (4.30) | β11 = 0.59, t(146) = 2.24, p = .03 | .24 (−.07,.54) |
| Control | 44.9 (4.30) | 44.9 (4.30) | ||
| NeuroQOL Anxiety | ||||
| LEAF | 52.15 (1.63) | 44.64 (1.68) | β11 = −5.04, t(145) = −2.63, p = .009 | −.32 (−.63,−.02) |
| Control | 51.38 (1.65) | 48.91 (1.76) | ||
| Zarit Caregiver Burden | ||||
| LEAF | 42.19 (1.58) | 38.18 (1.60) | β11 = −2.38, t(142) = −1.86, p = .066 | −.16 (−.46,.14) |
| Control | 42.18 (1.59) | 41.13 (1.65) | ||
| Caregiver Strain | ||||
| LEAF | 8.40 (0.33) | 8.46 (0.33) | β11 = .05, t(160) = 0.33, p = .74 | .01 (−.30,.30) |
| Control | 8.061 (0.35) | 8.55 (0.33) | ||
| Dementia Scale | ||||
| LEAF | 23.12 (1.07) | 23.42 (1.09) | β11 = −0.27, t(154) = −0.37, p = .71 | −0.03 (−.33, 27) |
| Control | 22.49 (1.09) | 23.06 (1.10) | ||
| DES Positive | ||||
| LEAF | 4.64 (0.16) | 4.86 (0.16) | β11 = .84, t(148) = 4.03, p < .001 | .58 (.27,.88) |
| Control | 4.92 (0.17) | 4.31 (0.17) | ||
| DES Negative | ||||
| LEAF | 3.66 (0.13) | 2.6 (0.13) | β11 = −.27, t(148) = −1.51, p = .13 | −.22 (−.52,.08) |
| Control | 3.70 (0.13) | 2.91 (0.14) | ||
| Positive Aspects of Caregiving | ||||
| LEAF | 35.92 (1.09) | 39.04 (1.12) | β11 = 3.59, t(140) = 4.42, p = .001 | .35 (.05,.66) |
| Control | 26.88 (1.11) | 36.41 (1.16) | ||
| Perceived Stress | ||||
| LEAF | 30.64 (0.71) | 27.48 (0.72) | β11 = −1.32, t(145) = −1.66, p = .10 | −.20 (−.50,.11) |
| Control | 31.08 (0.73) | 29.24 (0.76) |
Notes. Baseline sample size=170, post-intervention sample size=155.