Table 1.

Burden assessment schedule scores among the key relatives of patients with schizophrenia

Subgroups	Group BPI (n=24)			Group NCI (n=23)			Change in BPI group (A)	Change in NCI group (B)	Test of significance A versus B (t, P)
	Pre-BPI	Post-BPI	Test of significance (t, P)	Pre-NCI	Post-NCI	Test of significance (t, P)
Spouse related, mean±SD	1.792±3.64	1.54±3.56	0.9010, 0.3768	1.13±2.53	1.04±2.35	1.447, 0.1619	0.25±1.36	0.087±0.29	0.5624, 0.5766
Physical and mental health, mean±SD	13.63±3.64	11.54±3.12	4.329, 0.0002*	11.48±2.76	10±2.00	3.724, 0.0012*	2.08±2.36	1.48±1.90	0.9575, 0.3434
External support, mean±SD	9.58±2.28	8.25±2.15	3.314, 0.0030*	8.74±2.02	8.39±1.90	2.336, 0.0290*	1.33±1.97	0.35±0.71	2.249, 0.0295*
Caregiver’s routines, mean±SD	10.71±2.25	8.42±1.95	6.392, 0.0001*	9.26±2.09	8.26±1.94	3.006, 0.0065*	2.29±1.76	1.00±1.60	2.626, 0.0188*
Support of patient, mean±SD	8.58±2.34	7.96±1.99	1.841, 0.0786	7.83±1.85	7.35±1.47	2.554, 0.0181*	0.63±1.66	0.48±0.90	0.3837, 0.7038
Taking responsibility, mean±SD	10.04±1.81	8.67±1.90	3.817, 0.0009*	9.22±1.88	8.70±1.82	2.717, 0.0108*	1.38±1.76	0.52±0.90	2.095, 0.0418*
Other relatives, mean±SD	9.08±2.17	7.08±2.81	3.258, 0.0035*	6.87±2.16	6.57±1.95	1.00, 0.3282	2±3.01	0.30±1.46	2.446, 0.0184*
Patient’s behavior, mean±SD	6.92±2.64	5.88±2.03	2.112, 0.0448*	6.74±1.91	5.74±1.79	4.592, 0.0001*	1.04±2.40	1.00±1.04	0.07356, 0.9417
Caregiver’s strategy, mean±SD	8.04±1.88	7.04±2.03	2.449, 0.0223*	7.48±1.68	7.30±1.40	1.073, 0.2591	1±2	0.17±0.78	1.859, 0.0696
Total adjusted BAS score (0-100)	70.92±13.09	59.63±12.07	6.490, 0.0001*	62.65±9.80	58±8.02	3.566, 0.0017*	11.29±8.52	4.65±6.26	3.001, 0.004*

*P<0.05 indicates statistically significant change. BPI – Brief psychosocial intervention; NCI – Nonspecific control intervention; BAS – Burden Assessment Schedule; SD – Standard deviation