Table 4 Caregiver Outcomes

 Anxiety

13.33 (2.79)

8.00 (3.21)

7.00 (3.78)

6.07 (3.36)

1.42 (0.87, 1.97)

< 0.0001

1.28 (0.71, 1.86)

0.0003

1.94 (1.36, 2.51)

< 0.0001

 Depressive symptoms

7.47 (3.20)

5.80 (3.12)

6.07 (4.03)

5.57 (3.74)

0.42 (−0.14, 0.97)

0.1299

0.34 (− 0.24, 0.92)

0.2277

0.44 (− 0.14, 1.01)

0.1271

 Caregiver Burden

41.73 (11.63)

39.13 (15.53)

39.00 (12.44)

34.50 (15.58)

0.31 (− 0.24, 0.86)

0.2486

0.40 (− 0.17, 0.98)

0.1542

0.79 (0.21, 1.37)

0.0113

 Psychological Flexibility

18.53 (7.59)

17.27 (8.04)

18.29 (8.47)

16.29 (8.25)

0.24 (− 0.31, 0.79)

0.3677

0.10 (− 0.48, 0.68)

0.7080

0.38 (− 0.20, 0.96)

0.1800

 Physical suffering

7.13 (2.26)

6.13 (3.11)

6.64 (3.91)

6.14 (3.46)

0.50 (− 0.05, 1.05)

0.0733

0.11 (− 0.47, 0.68)

0.6977

0.27 (− 0.31, 0.84)

0.3390

 Psychological suffering

14.07 (4.98)

13.67 (6.03)

13.29 (5.55)

10.50 (4.11)

0.11 (− 0.44, 0.66)

0.6786

0.13 (− 0.45, 0.71)

0.6396

0.99 (0.41, 1.56)

0.0027

 Existential suffering

15.00 (3.78)

15.20 (3.55)

15.93 (3.71)

16.07 (3.89)

−0.07 (− 0.63, 0.48)

0.7828

− 0.48 (−1.06, 0.10)

0.0966

−0.47 (−1.05, 0.11)

0.1007

 Self-distraction

5.93 (1.22)

5.53 (1.36)

5.21 (1.19)

6.07 (1.54)

0.38 (−0.17, 0.93)

0.1643

0.54 (− 0.04, 1.12)

0.0650

− 0.08 (− 0.66, 0.50)

0.7701

 Denial

2.00 (0)

2.13 (0.35)

2.21 (0.58)

2.71 (1.27)

−0.38 (− 0.93, 0.17)

0.6164

−0.37 (− 0.95, 0.21)

0.1894

−0.56 (− 1.14, 0.01)

0.0548

 Behavioral disengagement

2.47 (0.83)

2.13 (0.35)

2.36 (0.63)

2.50 (1.02)

0.41 (−0.15, 0.96)

0.1362

0.10 (− 0.48, 0.68)

0.7207

− 0.07 (− 0.64, 0.51)

0.8069

 Acceptance coping

6.60 (1.18)

6.53 (1.81)

7.00 (1.18)

6.50 (1.56)

0.05 (− 0.50, 0.60)

0.8494

−0.38 (− 0.96, 0.19)

0.1739

0.08 (− 0.50, 0.66)

0.7646

 Active coping

6.13 (1.46)

6.00 (1.36)

6.43 (1.74)

6.21 (1.42)

0.10 (− 0.46, 0.65)

0.7090

−0.27 (− 0.84, 0.31)

0.3356

−0.15 (− 0.73, 0.43)

0.5830