Table 3. Effects of SHARE on the caregivers’ WHOQOL-BREF scores (n=48). Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2018.
| Domain* | Item | CG† (n=24) | IG‡ (n=24) | p § |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical health | Baseline|| | 61.6±3.5 | 63.9±4.0 | 0.676 |
| Month 2|| | 63.3±3.6 | 57.8±3.4 | 0.295 | |
| Year 1|| | 57.1±3.7 | 58.7±3.1 | 0.738 | |
| Month 2 - Baseline | 1.73 (-7.01 to 10.5) | -6.17 (-13.6 to 1.29) | 0.267 | |
| p ¶ | 0.698 | 0.105 | ||
| Year 1 - Month 2 | -6.22 (-14.0 to 1.57) | 0.99 (-5.46 to 7.44) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.118 | 0.763 | ||
| Year 1 - Baseline | -4.49 (-12.6 to 3.59) | -5.17 (-13.5 to 3.16) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.276 | 0.224 | ||
| Psychological | Baseline|| | 65.6±3.0 | 63.5±3.0 | 0.656 |
| Month 2|| | 63.9±2.6 | 60.4±2.2 | 0.370 | |
| Year 1|| | 61.5±2.7 | 62.7±3.5 | 0.803 | |
| Month 2 - Baseline | -1.68 (-6.95 to 3.57) | -3.10 (-9.44 to 3.24) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.530 | 0.338 | ||
| Year 1 - Month 2 | -2.35 (-6.93 to 2.22) | 2.22 (-5.15 to 9.60) | 0.563 | |
| p ¶ | 0.314 | 0.555 | ||
| Year 1 - Baseline | -4.04 (-10.1 to 2.06) | -0.88 (-10.1 to 8.31) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.195 | 0.851 | ||
| Social relationships | Baseline|| | 69.2±3.1 | 63.4±3.1 | 0.197 |
| Month 2|| | 66.7±2.8 | 60.1±3.6 | 0.162 | |
| Year 1|| | 56.7±3.2 | 62.4±2.2 | 0.151 | |
| Month 2 - Baseline | -2.57 (-9.88 to 4.73) | -3.39 (-11.7 to 4.92) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.490 | 0.424 | ||
| Year 1 - Month 2 | -9.93 (-14.7 to -5.18) | 2.31 (-5.57 to 10.2) | 0.019 | |
| p ¶ | <0.001 | 0.565 | ||
| Month 2 - Baseline | -12.5 (-20.4 to -4.57) | -1.07 (-8.38 to 6.24) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.002 | 0.773 | ||
| Environment | Baseline|| | 56.3±3.2 | 50.4±2.4 | 0.161 |
| Month 2|| | 59.5±2.2 | 52.7±2.4 | 0.037 | |
| Year 1|| | 60.8 ±2.2 | 54.6± 2.7 | 0.072 | |
| Month 2 - Baseline | 3.17 (-1.49 to 7.84) | 2.22 (-3.78 to 8.24) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.182 | 0.464 | ||
| Year 1 - Month 2 | 1.37 (-2.18 to 4.93) | 1.91 (-2.85 to 6.67) | 0.961 | |
| p ¶ | 0.450 | 0.432 | ||
| Year 1 - Baseline | 4.54 (-1.15 to 10.2) | 4.14 (-2.61 to 10.8) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.117 | 0.229 | ||
| Overall | Baseline|| | 63.2±4.2 | 59.6±3.1 | 0.530 |
| Month 2|| | 68.4±3.8 | 60.3±3.3 | 0.125 | |
| Year 1|| | 59.3±3.3 | 57.5±4.6 | 0.752 | |
| Month 2 - Baseline | 5.25 (-3.58 to 14.1) | 0.67 (-6.90 to 8.24) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.244 | 0.862 | ||
| Year 1 - Month 2 | -9.3 (-16.7 to -1.6) | -2.77 (-14.6 to 9.02) | 0.625 | |
| p ¶ | 0.018 | 0.644 | ||
| Year 1 - Baseline | -3.88 (-13.4 to 5.64) | -2.11 (-11.1 to 6.9) | ||
| p ¶ | 0.424 | 0.646 |
*Estimated means ± standard error; †CG = Control Group; ‡IG = Intervention Group; §Effect of the intervention between the groups by the General Estimated Equations(GEE) model with Least Significant Difference (LSD) adjustment. Adjusted p for the following variables: marital status of the aged, relationship with the aged, time living with the aged and days as caregiver; ||Baseline: 7 days after discharge; Month 2: two months after discharge; Year 1: one year after discharge; ¶Effect of the intragroup GEE intervention with LSD adjustment and p adjusted for the following variables: marital status of the aged, relationship with the aged, time living with the aged and days as caregiver