Table 4.
Mean scores on primary and secondary outcomes at all assessment time points with within-group changes from start-of-treatment to follow-up two-months and follow-up eight-months, by group.
| Intervention group |
Control group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start-of-treatment n = 63 |
Two-months follow-up n = 59 |
Eight-months follow-up n = 56 |
Change from start-of-treatment to follow-up two-months |
Change from start-of-treatment to follow-up eight-months |
Start-of-treatment n = 61 |
Two-months follow-up n = 53 |
Eight-months follow-up n = 55 |
Change from start-of-treatment to follow-up two-months |
Change from start-of-treatment to follow-up eight-months |
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| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |||||
| MCS (0–100 worst-best) | 45.5 (1.21) | 47.9 (1.24) | 47.9 (1.26) | 2.4* | 2.4* | 44.2 (1.24) | 46.0 (1.29) | 47.3 (1.27) | 1.8 | 3.1* |
| CGB (1–4 best-worst) | 2.1 (0.10) | 1.9 (0.10) | 1.8 (0.10) | −0.2* | −0.3 | 2.0 (0.10) | 2.0 (0.10) | 1.8 (0.10) | 0.0 | −0.2* |
| FACES (0–10 worst-best) | 3.0 (0.14) | 3.2 (0.15) | 3.0 (0.15) | 0.2* | 0.0 | 3.1 (0.15) | 3.2 (0.15) | 3.2 (0.15) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| FCS (10–99 worst-best) | 63.9 (3.14) | 70.7 (3.18) | 66.7 (3.22) | 6.8* | 2.8 | 68.3 (3.19) | 68.9 (3.28) | 69.5 (3.26) | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| FSS (10–99 worst-best) | 53.8 (3.56) | 59.5 (3.62) | 58.1 (3.67) | 5.7* | 4.3 | 57.2 (3.62) | 59.3 (3.73) | 59.2 (3.70) | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| QOLIBRI (0–100 worst-best) | 59.2 (3.01) | 62.2 (3.05) | 61.0 (3.06) | 3.0 | 1.8 | 57.0 (3.01) | 63.1 (3.06) | 62.1 (3.04) | 6.1* | 5.1* |
MCS: mental component summary; CGB: caregiver burden scale; FACES: family adaptability and cohesion evaluation scale; FCS: family communication scale; FSS: family satisfaction scale; QOLIBRI: quality of life after brain injury questionnaire.
*
Significant within-group changes P < 0.05.