Adaptation of a psycho-educational group programme to improve coping in dementia caregiving: a feasibility study with mixed-methods

Table 3 Median, first (Q1) and third (Q3) quartiles for change scores for original versus shortened programme

	Original programme (N = 18) Md (Q1 – Q3)	Shortened programme (N = 47) Md (Q1 – Q3)	Mann–Whitney (Z)	p-value
Burden (0–88)	-4.00 (-11.00 – 2.00)	-4.50 (-9.50 – 2.50)	0.26	0.797
MBP (0–4)	-0.08 (-0.25 – 0.18)	-0.04 (-0.26 – 0.19)	0.07	0.942
MBP-related distress (0–4)	0.01 (-0.28 – 0.30)	-0.40 (-0.94 – 0.38)	1.61	0.108
Psychol. distress (14–56)	-2.00 (-5.25 – 2.25)	-3.00 (-5.00 – 1.00)	0.29	0.775
Self-efficacy (0–10)	0.75 (-0.13 – 1.25)	0.00 (-1.00 – 1.00)	1.72	0.086

For all the variables listed, higher scores indicate higher levels, MBP Memory and Behaviour Problems, For burden, scores above 18 indicate an important burden and scores above 32 a severe one.

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