Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the dependent variables caregiver burden/depressiveness by group for the three measurement points (N = 304)
| Variable | Descriptives | t-Test for independent samples | Effect size for mean difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard Deviation | ΔM (SD) (T2-T0) |
t (df) | p-value | Cohen’s d [95%-CI] | ||
| Caregiver Burden | |||||||
| Intervention group (N = 173) | T0 | 11.71 | 8.00 | −.20 (5.39)a | t (302) = 1.53 | .126 |
0.177 [−0.051; 0.406] |
| T1 | 10.93 | 7.77 | |||||
| T2 | 11.50 | 8.26 | |||||
| Control group (N = 131) | T0 | 12.98 | 7.48 | .76 (5.49)a | |||
| T1 | 12.83 | 7.90 | |||||
| T2 | 13.75 | 8.24 | |||||
| Depressiveness (reverse coded) | |||||||
| Intervention group (N = 173) | T0 | 11.90 | 6.03 | −.05 (5.17)b | t (302) = 1.49 | .136 |
0.173 [−0.056; 0.401] |
| T1 | 12.48 | 5.92 | |||||
| T2 | 11.85 | 5.96 | |||||
| Control group (N = 131) | T0 | 12.07 | 5.61 | −.98 (5.65)b | |||
| T1 | 11.69 | 5.66 | |||||
| T2 | 11.09 | 6.04 | |||||
aPositive values depict a worsening in the development of the outcome
bNegative values depict a worsening in the development of the outcome