Table 2.

Regression results predicting difference from baseline to 3-month outcomes and 6-month outcomes by membership in Military Veteran Caregiver Network vs comparison group (N=212).

Outcome	MVCNa vs comparison groupb
	3-month outcomes				6-month outcomes
	b (95% CI)	SE	ΔR2	b (95% CI)		SE	ΔR2
Frequency of interacting with other military caregivers	0.49 (−0.12 to 0.97)	0.19	0.005	0.22 (−0.33 to 0.77)		0.28	0.001
Number of military caregivers in network	0.49c (0.11 to 0.87)	0.19	0.020	0.33 (0.04 to 0.95)		0.21	0.009
Collective connectedness with military caregivers	0.15 (−0.12 to 0.41)	0.14	0.003	0.39d (0.10 to 0.69)		0.15	0.017
Loneliness	−0.67c (−1.33 to −0.01)	0.34	0.012	0.16 (−0.57 to 0.89)		0.37	0.001
Depression severity PHQ-8e score	−0.93 (−2.54 to 0.69)	0.82	0.003	0.08 (−1.78 to 1.94)		0.94	0.000

^aMVCN: Military Veteran Caregiver Network.

^bModels controlled for caregiver gender, membership in any other support group, number of caregiving tasks, veteran age, metropolitan residence, and baseline levels of the outcome. Larger numbers indicate an increase in MVCN participants over time relative to the comparison group participants.

^cP<.05.

^dP<.01.

^ePHQ-8: 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire.