TABLE 5.
Results for caregivers (secondary outcomes).
| Outcome measure | Pretest (SD) | Posttest (SD) | Pre–Post Diff (SD) 95% CI | |
| AQoL-8D | N = 14 | N = 9 | ||
| Global | 70.4 (10.1) | 68.5 (11.5) | 2.0 (7.4) −3.6 to 7.6 | |
| • Independent living | 87.0 (9.2) | 76.5 (14.1) | 10.5+ (14.6) −6.9 to 21.7 | |
| • Happiness | 62.5 (12.5) | 56.3 (17.7) | 6.3* (9.9) −1.3 to 13.9 | |
| • Mental health | 64.0 (16.4) | 65.0 (17.2) | −1.0 (9.9) −8.7 to 6.6 | |
| • Coping | 60.2 (16.0) | 63.9 (13.8) | −3.7* (11.9) −12.9 to 5.4 | |
| • Relationships | 73.3 (10.1) | 69.6 (13.5) | 3.7* (16.4) −8.9 to 16.3 | |
| • Self-worth | 63.0 (18.2) | 63.0 (19.1) | .0 (15.6) −12.0 to 12.0 | |
| • Pain | 74.4 (19.2) | 77.8 (19.2) | −3.3 (14.1) −14.2 to 7.5 | |
| • Senses | 81.2 (4.1) | 81.2 (4.1) | .0 (3.9) −3.0 to 3.0 | |
| • Physical super-dimension | 82.1 (7.0) | 78.3 (9.3) | 3.8* (8.6) −2.8 to 10.4 | |
| • Psychosocial super-dimension | 65.7 (12.2) | 64.4 (14.5) | 1.2 (8.8) −5.6 to 8.0 | |
| PHQ-9 | N = 14 | N = 9 | ||
| Total/27 | 17.0 (6.6) | 15.7 (6.0) | 1.3* (3.4) −1.3 to 3.9 | |
| ZBI | N = 14 | N = 9 | ||
| Total/80 | 33.7 (8.9) | 30.1 (6.4) | 3.5* (11.9) −5.6 to 12.7 | |
ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (depression); AQoL-8D, Assessment of Quality of Life–8 Dimensions; + large effect size; # medium effect size; *small effect size.