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Table 3 Anxiety, depression and reactions to caregiving, a by group membership, at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 15 months (3 months post intervention)

From: Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people

 

Intervention group

Control group

 

mean (SE)

95% CI

mean (SE)

95% CI

HADS

    

Anxiety 1

    

Baseline

6.365 (0.571)

5.238-7.493

6.212 (0.506)

5.211-7.213

6 months

6.796 (0.598)

5.616-7.975

6.828 (0.527)

5.788-7.867

12 months

6.540 (0.616)

5.325-7.754

6.964 (0.565)

5.851-8.077

15 months

7.414 (0.622)

6.187-8.642

7.009 (0.598)

5.830-8.187

Depression

    

Baseline

5.154 (0.517)

4.132-6.175

4.833 (0.459)

3.927-5.740

6 months

4.987 (0.534)

3.916-6.058

4.853 (0.478)

3.909-5.797

12 months

5.013 (0.565)

3.898-6.127

5.919 (0.520)

4.894-6.944

15 months

5.379 (0.575)

4.246-6.513

5.785 (0.560)

4.682-6.888

CRA

   

Health 2

    

Baseline

2.439 (0.099)

2.244-2.633

2.576 (0.088)

2.401-2.750

6 months

2.393 (0.104)

2.188-2.599

2.654 (0.093)

2.471-2.838

12 months

2.259 (0.111)

2.041-2.477

2.764 (0.103)

2.561-2.967

15 months

2.586 (0.114)

2.361-2.810

2.795 (0.114)

2.571-3.019

Schedule

    

Baseline

3.057 (0.119)

2.822-3.291

2.994 (0.107)

2.784-3.204

6 months

3.066 (0.125)

2.819-3.313

3.056 (0.112)

2.836-3.277

12 months

2.948 (0.132)

2.688-3.209

3.129 (0.123)

2.887-3.371

15 months

3.177 (0.135)

2.910-3.444

3.098 (0.134)

2.834-3.362

Financial Problems

    

Baseline

2.333 (0.112)

2.111-2.555

2.475 (0.101)

2.276-2.674

6 months

2.329 (0.117)

2.097-2.561

2.513 (0.105)

2.306-2.720

12 months

2.316 (0.124)

2.072-2.560

2.649 (0.114)

2.423-2.874

15 months

2.467 (0.128)

2.215-2.718

2.648 (0.125)

2.401-2.895

Family Support

    

Baseline

2.392 (0.114)

2.168-2.617

2.303 (0.102)

2.102-2.504

6 months

2.445 (0.118)

2.213-2.677

2.412 (0.105)

2.205-2.620

12 months

2.283 (0.123)

2.041-2.526

2.460 (0.113)

2.237-2.682

15 months

2.525 (0.126)

2.276-2.773

2.445 (0.122)

2.204-2.685

Self esteem 3

    

Baseline

2.137 (0.088)

1.963-2.312

2.327 (0.079)

2.170-2.483

6 months

2.095 (0.091)

1.916-2.275

2.365 (0.081)

2.204-2.525

12 months

2.112 (0.094)

1.926-2.297

2.384 (0.086)

2.215-2.554

15 months

2.154 (0.095)

1.966-2.341

2.353 (0.090)

2.175-2.532

  1. aMarginal means based upon a linear mixed model with time and intervention group membership and their interaction as fixed factors. Random factors were intercepts and individual participants as fixed effects.
  2. 1Time p=0.04, Group/time and Group NS.
  3. 2Time p=0.043, Group/time p=0.034, Group p=0.023.
  4. 3Group p=0.044, Time and Group/time NS.
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