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Table 7 Multiple imputation results

From: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the adapted Namaste Care program delivered by caregivers of community-dwelling older persons with moderate to advanced dementia: a mixed methods feasibility study

Outcomea

Imputation Number

Mean Difference

95% CI for

Mean Difference

T test stat

(P-value)

Pooled Results – Mean Difference

[T test stat, p-value, 95% CI]

Caregiver wellbeing QOL

1

0.50

[-0.57, 1.57]

1.03 (0.32)

0.80

[1.16, 0.31, -1.13 – 2.73]

2

1.08

[0.13, 2.04]

2.49 (0.03)*

3

1.42

[0.19, 2.64]

2.54 (0.03)*

4

0.42

[-0.74, 1.58]

0.79 (0.45)

5

0.58

[-0.52, 1.68]

1.17 (0.27)

Caregiver role QOL

1

0.42

[-0.42, 1.25]

1.10 (0.29)

0.37

[0.96, 0.36, -0.50–1.23]

2

0.25

[-0.52, 1.02]

0.71 (0.49)

3

0.33

[-0.49, 1.16]

0.88 (0.39)

4

0.42

[-0.42, 1.25]

-1.10 (0.29)

5

0.42

[-0.42, 1.25]

-1.10 (0.29)

Perceptions of caregiving

1

-2.08

[-4.87, 0.70]

-1.65 (0.13)

-2.17

[-1.46, 0.18, -5.60 – 1.26]

2

-2.33

[-5.82, 1.15]

-1.47 (0.17)

3

-2.92

[-6.00, 0.17]

-2.08 (0.06)

4

-1.75

[-4.68, 1.18]

-1.31 (0.22)

5

-1.75

[-4.68, 1.18]

-1.31 (0.22)

Self-efficacy

1

-1.25

[-3.45, 0.95]

-1.25 (0.24)

-1.25

[-1.26, 0.24, -3.51 -1.01]

2

-1.58

[-3.43, 0.26)

-1.89 (0.09)

3

-1.33

[-3.56, 0.89]

-1.32 (0.21)

4

-1.17

[-3.31, 0.98]

-1.20 (0.26)

5

-0.92

[-3.02, 1.19]

-0.96 (0.36)

Caregiver burden

1

0.92

[-2.18, 4.01]

0.65 (0.53)

0.78

[0.52, 0.61. -2.60, 4.17]

2

0.58

[-2.45, 3.62]

0.42 (0.68)

3

0.67

[-3.14, 4.47]

0.39 (0.71)

4

1.17

[-2.10, 4.34]

0.81 (0.44)

5

0.58

[-2.45, 3.62]

0.42 (0.68)

  1. QOL Quality of life
  2. * denotes a p-value of less than 0.05
  3. a Outcomes expressed as differences between baseline and 3-months