Table 5.
The degree of burden of caregivers.
| Items | Control group (N = 55) | EMR group (N = 55) | P value |
| M0 degree of burden, No. (%) | .817 | ||
| No to low maintenance | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Low to moderate | 30 (54.5) | 34 (61.8) | |
| Moderate to severe | 19 (34.6) | 14 (25.5) | |
| Very high load | 5 (9.1) | 7 (12.7) | |
| M3 degree of burden, No. (%) | .710 | ||
| No to low maintenance | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Low to moderate | 27 (49.1) | 31 (56.4) | |
| Moderate to severe | 22 (40.0) | 15 (27.2) | |
| Very high load | 6 (10.9) | 9 (16.4) | |
| M6 degree of burden, No. (%) | .098 | ||
| No to low maintenance | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Low to moderate | 23 (41.8) | 29 (52.7) | |
| Moderate to severe | 19 (34.6) | 21 (38.2) | |
| Very high load | 13 (23.6) | 5 (9.1) | |
| M12 degree of burden, No. (%) | .031 | ||
| No to low maintenance | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Low to moderate | 20 (36.4) | 28 (50.9) | |
| Moderate to severe | 23 (41.8) | 24 (43.6) | |
| Very high load | 12 (21.8) | 3 (5.5) |
Comparison was determined by Wilcoxon rank sum test. EMR = education and muscle relaxation, M0 = time of patients’ discharge from hospital, M12 = at the 12th month after discharge, M3 = at the 3rd month after discharge, M6 = at the 6th month after discharge.