Table 8.
Caregiver distress, eating-related distress, self-efficacy, anxiety and depression of family caregivers at baseline and week 5
| Intervention group (n = 8) | Control group(n = 12) | Between-group effect size b | P value c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated mean (SE) a | Change from baseline mean (SE) a | Estimated mean (SE) a | Change from baseline mean (SE) a | |||
| CDC | ||||||
| Baseline | 0.53 (0.12) | 0.68 (0.10) | ||||
| Week 5 | 0.56 (0.17) | 0.04 (0.23) | 0.58 (0.13) | −0.10 (0.18) | −0.29 | 0.63 |
| Eating-related distress (single item) | ||||||
| Baseline | 1.80 (0.84) | 3.18 (0.69) | ||||
| Week 5 | 3.35 (1.14) | 1.54 (1.13) | 5.27 (0.97) | 2.09 (1.24) | −0.74 | 0.76 |
| ERDQ | ||||||
| Baseline | 47.65 (1.93) | 45.92 (1.59) | ||||
| Week 5 | 46.80 (2.68) | −0.68 (2.90) | 46.64 (2.12) | −0.28 (1.90) | 0.17 | 0.66 |
| CaSES | ||||||
| Baseline | 2.79 (0.13) | 2.62 (0.11) | ||||
| Week 5 | 2.53 (0.16) | −0.28 (0.09) | 2.63 (0.14) | 0.03 (0.13) | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| HADS_anxiety | ||||||
| Baseline | 8.06 (0.87) | 9.44 (0.72) | ||||
| Week 5 | 8.62 (1.08) | 0.57 (0.99) | 9.69 (0.87) | 0.25 (0.81) | −0.49 | 0.81 |
| HADS_depression | ||||||
| Baseline | 7.98 (0.92) | 9.52 (0.73) | ||||
| Week 5 | 10.11 (1.11) | 2.12 (1.36) | 8.34 (0.89) | −1.16 (0.70) | 0.04 | 0.02 |
CDC Caregiver Distress Checklist, ERDQ Eating-related Distress Questionnaire, CaSES Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
a Estimated mean and standard error (SE) from linear mixed-effects model
b Effect size calculation was based on the between-group difference in total scores divided by pooled standard deviation
c P value for group * time interaction of mean score using linear mixed-effects models