Table 2.
Comparison of Partner and Veteran Functioning Between Service Dog (n = 37) and Waitlist (n = 23) Groups.
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Group
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Group Difference
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Service Dog M (SD) |
Waitlist M (SD) |
t | p | g |
| Partner mental well-being | |||||
| PROMIS: Angera ( ) | 54.50 (12.64) | 57.44 (10.33) | 0.94 | .35 | 0.25 |
| PROMIS: Anxietya ( ) | 54.85 (10.34) | 56.13 (7.63) | 0.51 | .61 | 0.13 |
| PROMIS: Depressiona ( ) | 53.91 (10.86) | 54.35 (8.68) | 0.17 | .87 | 0.04 |
| PHQ-9: Depression ( ) | 7.62 (6.45) | 7.43 (5.97) | 0.11 | .91 | 0.03 |
| Partner quality of life | |||||
| VR-12: Mental healtha (+) | 43.19 (11.97) | 43.35 (12.42) | 0.05 | .96 | 0.01 |
| VR-12: Physical healtha (+) | 47.82 (9.46) | 48.71 (9.94) | 0.35 | .73 | 0.09 |
| BSPW: Positive wellbeing (+) | 3.32 (1.58) | 3.22 (1.41) | 0.27 | .79 | 0.06 |
| BSPW: Negative wellbeing ( ) | 2.08 (1.77) | 2.39 (2.04) | 0.62 | .54 | 0.16 |
| SWLS: Life satisfaction (+) | 23.03 (7.39) | 22.83 (5.40) | 0.11 | .91 | 0.03 |
| CDRS: Resilience (+) | 28.76 (6.66) | 26.43 (6.22) | 1.35 | .18 | 0.35 |
| Partner social functioning | |||||
| PROMIS: Social isolationa ( ) | 50.00 (10.29) | 52.02 (9.46) | 0.76 | .45 | 0.20 |
| PROMIS: Companionshipa (+) | 52.97 (10.16) | 49.84 (7.85) | 1.26 | .21 | 0.33 |
| PROMIS: Participate in social activitiesa (+) | 48.85 (8.52) | 47.57 (6.86) | 0.61 | .55 | 0.16 |
| Partner work functioning | |||||
| WPAI: Activity impairment ( ) | 21.08 (25.47) | 19.57 (24.58) | 0.23 | .82 | 0.06 |
| WPAI: Employed (+) | 0.54 (0.51) | 0.61 (0.49) | 0.51 | .61 | 0.14 |
| WPAI: Absenteeismb ( ) | 4.03 (7.70) | 3.36 (8.78) | 0.23 | .82 | 0.08 |
| WPAI: Work impairment (Health)b( ) | 17.22 (21.09) | 22.14 (26.07) | 0.59 | .56 | 0.21 |
| WPAI: Work impairment (Overall)b( ) | 20.02 (22.74) | 23.61 (27.68) | 0.40 | .69 | 0.14 |
| Partner relationship functioning | |||||
| FAD: General family functioningc ( ) | 1.98 (0.57) | 2.00 (0.48) | 0.13 | .90 | 0.03 |
| FAD: Affective responsivenessc ( ) | 2.18 (0.81) | 2.12 (0.66) | 0.30 | .77 | 0.08 |
| RAS: Relationship satisfaction (+) | 27.24 (5.76) | 25.35 (6.60) | 1.17 | .25 | 0.31 |
| Veteran relationship functioning | |||||
| FAD: General family functioningc ( ) | 2.03 (0.68) | 2.25 (0.60) | 1.29 | .20 | 0.34 |
| FAD: Affective responsivenessc ( ) | 2.14 (0.71) | 2.41 (0.64) | 1.44 | .16 | 0.38 |
| RAS: Relationship satisfaction (+) | 28.32 (6.79) | 26.78 (6.79) | 0.86 | .40 | 0.22 |
Note. (+) higher scores = greater functioning; ( ) lower scores = greater functioning. g = Hedges’ g reflecting mean differences between groups.
a
Standardized measures with M = 50 and SD = 10.
b
Of those employed.
c
Scores above 2.0 indicate distressed couples.