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Table 4 GEE# Analysis – Changes in Outcome Measures+ at Post-intervention Compared Against Baseline between Groups

From: Does life story work improve psychosocial well-being for older adults in the community? A quasi-experimental study

 

LIS-A

RSES

GHQ

Beta

SE

95% CI

Beta

SE

95% CI

Beta

SE

95% CI

Time sequence

 T2 vs T0

−0.051

0.116

[−0.279, 0.178]

0.050

0.112

[− 0.168, 0.269]

0.012

0.090

[− 0.164, 0.189]

 T1 vs T0

−0.018

0.100

[−0.213, 0.177]

0.031

0.111

[−0.187, 0.250]

−0.147

0.090

[−0.324, 0.031]

Group

 G1 vs G2

0.136

0.076

[−0.012,0.285]

0.252**

0.075

[0.1044, 0.399]

−0.200*

0.088

[−0.373, − 0.028]

Group in time sequence (G1 vs G2)

 T2 vs T0

0.140

0.127

[−0.109,0.389]

0.053

0.118

[−0.177, 0.284]

−0.072

0.107

[−0.282, 0.137]

 T1 vs T0

0.043

0.109

[−0.170, 0.256]

− 0.030

0.119

[− 0.263, 0.204]

0.244*

0.110

[0.028, 0.461]

Gender (Female = 1, Male = 0)

−0.095*

0.042

[−0.177,-0.013]

− 0.007

0.045

[− 0.095, 0.081]

0.079

0.055

[−0.028, 0.186]

Income (Yes = 1, No = 0)

−0.022

0.044

[−0.109,0.064]

− 0.065

0.040

[− 0.143, 0.014]

−0.042

0.048

[−0.136, 0.053]

Religion (Yes = 1, No = 0)

0.101*

0.044

[0.015,0.186]

0.076

0.042

[−0.007, 0.158]

−0.029

0.053

[−0.133, 0.076]

Age

−0.003

0.003

[0.009, 0.002]

−0.007*

0.003

[−0.012, − 0.001]

0.005*

0.003

[0.0002, 0.011]

BI

0.128**

0.034

[0.061, 0.195]

0.097**

0.031

[0.0359, 0.158]

−0.057*

0.025

[−0.107, − 0.007]

  1. # GEE used to test difference between groups on mean change between baseline and follow up adjusting for age, gender, income, religion and Barthel Index
  2. + Logarithm transformation was taken for outcome variables in the analysis
  3. G1: Participants without depressive symptoms; G2: Participants with depressive symptoms
  4. SE standard error, LIS-A life satisfaction scale, RSES Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, GHQ general health questionnaire-30, BI Barthel Index
  5. *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.00