Table 3.

Comparison of Self-Perceived Burden Score between the two groups (mean ± SD, points)

Time	Group	Number of cases	Emotional factors	Economic factors	Physical factors
Pre-intervention	MDCC group	31	21.15 ± 3.11	9.88 ± 2.15	8.19 ± 2.23
	CNC group	31	20.76 ± 2.95	10.15 ± 2.23	8.49 ± 2.45
	t value		0.507	0.485	0.504
	P value		0.614	0.629	0.616
After 4 wk of intervention	MDCC group	31	13.51 ± 1.88	6.38 ± 1.44	5.37 ± 1.08
	CNC group	31	16.89 ± 2.05	7.99 ± 1.68	7.06 ± 1.19
	t value		6.766	4.051	5.855
	P value		0.000	0.000	0.000

MDCC: Multidisciplinary collaborative care; CNC: Conventional nursing care.