Table 5.

Tele-STAR results (n=12).

Variablea	Baseline, mean (SD)	Post session 4, mean (SD)b	Post session 8, mean (SD)	P value	2 months postintervention, mean (SD)c	P valuec
CESD-10d	10.9 (3.4)	11.1 (4.7)	10.7 (5.5)	.88	11.8 (4.4)	.46
ZBIe	9.1 (2.2)	8.1 (2.5)	8.3 (2.4)	.22	8.9 (1.6)	.38
QOL-ADf	32.5 (7.2)	N/Ag	33.1 (7.7)	.55	31.4 (5.5)	.37
Overall RMBPCh-frequency	41.8 (10.4)	N/A	41.1 (11.1)	.73	41.7 (12.6)	.81
Overall RMBPC-reactivityi	32.3 (12.5)	N/A	28.2 (10.4)	.04k	30.4 (8.9)	.41
Target symptom 1 frequencyj	3.3 (1.1)	N/A	2.3 (1.7)	.15	—m	—
Target symptom 1 reactivityk	2.7 (0.9)	N/A	1.3 (1.1)	.0001l	—	—
Target symptom 2 frequencyj	3.7 (0.5)	N/A	2.4 (1.3)	.01l	—	—
Target symptom 2 reactivityk	3.0 (0.7)	N/A	1.5 (1.2)	.001l	—	—

^aExcludes baseline data for one caregiver who dropped out.

^bOnly Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-10-item (CES-D 10) and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) were assessed after session 4.

^cChange from post session 8.

^dCESD-10: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-10-item.

^eZBI: Zarit Burden Interview.

^fQOL-AD: Quality of Life-AD.

^gN/A: not applicable.

^hRMBPC-frequency: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, frequency of behavioral symptoms.

ⁱRMBPC-reactivity: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Caregiver’s reactions to behavioral symptoms.

^jBehavioral symptoms identified by caregivers, frequency of behavioral symptoms.

^kCaregiver’s reactions to behavioral symptoms.

^lP value <.05.

^mTarget symptoms frequency and reactivity were measured only post session 8.