The effect of a multimodal comprehensive care methodology for family caregivers of people with dementia

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Pre-training and post-training results of the Japanese short version of the Zarit Burden Interview scores

		Mean Score (95% CI)
	n	Pre-intervention	1 month	3 months	P
Zarit Burden Interview score	117	13.3	10.9	10.6	< 0.001^a
Over 65 years old	45	13.3	10.9	10.7	0.02^a
Under 65 years old	72	13.2	10.9	10.5	< 0.001^a
Male	22	13.4	11.0	10.7	0.09^b
Female	95	13.3	10.9	10.6	< 0.001^a
Spouse	23	13.5	11.0	10.8	0.09^b
Child	75	13.3	10.9	10.6	< 0.001^a

The bold numbers are significant P-values (p < 0.05) before training and three months after training.
^a Wilcoxon signed rank test
^b Paired-samples t-test

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