Baseline characteristics of family carers by allocated group
| CSP | CSP–RYCT | TAU | RYCT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=48) | (N=97) | (N=47) | (N=97) | ||
| Characteristics/measure | Level | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Gender | Female | 29 (64) | 66 (68) | 30 (64) | 72 (74) |
| Ethnicity | White British | 45 (94) | 84 (87) | 39 (83) | 90 (93) |
| Marital status | Married/cohabiting/civil | 44 (92) | 85 (88) | 37 (79) | 82 (85) |
| Relationship to relative with dementia | Spouse/partner | 32 (67) | 60 (62) | 29 (62) | 62 (64) |
| Living with relative with dementia | 39 (81) | 78 (80) | 40 (85) | 73 (75) | |
| Highest level of education | School leaver (aged 14–16) | 37 (77) | 60 (61) | 18 (38) | 64 (66) |
| Further/higher education | 11 (23) | 37 (38) | 29 (62) | 33 (34) | |
| Social network typology | Family dependent | 10 (21) | 34 (35) | 9 (19) | 30 (32) |
| Locally integrated | 13 (27) | 32 (33) | 16 (34) | 29 (31) | |
| Local self-contained | 11 (23) | 19 (20) | 12 (26) | 21 (22) | |
| Wider community focused | 4 (8.3) | 4 (4.2) | 8 (17) | 8 (8.4) | |
| Private | 10 (21) | 7 (7.3) | 2 (4.3) | 7 (7.4) | |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Age (years) | 69.0 (10.5) | 65.8 (12.4) | 66.8 (14.7) | 66.3 (11.8) | |
| Months of caring | 58.8 (38.1) | 51.2 (42.3) | 52.0 (36.2) | 50.94 (34.4) | |
| SF12 V.1 (UK) | Mental component* | 39.4 (6.04) | 39.7 (6.84) | 42.5 (6.85) | 38.3 (7.50) |
| Physical component* | 36.9 (7.09) | 37.8 (7.687) | 39.2 (7.34) | 35.8 (8.34) | |
| EQ-5D | Utility* | 0.763 (0.191) | 0.837 (0.179) | 0.726 (0.261) | 0.754 (0.255) |
| Self-rated global health* | 74.4 (21.0) | 74.3 (19.8) | 63.6 (19.9) | 68.1 (20.9) | |
| HADS | Total | 12.0 (7.06) | 11.7 (7.67) | 11.7 (8.81) | 13.2 (8.28) |
| PANAS | Positive affectivity* | 31.8 (7.69) | 30.5 (6.81) | 34.1 (7.96) | 29.4 (7.36) |
| COPE index | PAC* | 12.7 (2.16) | 12.6 (2.42) | 12.7 (2.30) | 12.6 (2.20) |
| Neuropsychiatric inventory | Carer distress | 13.5 (8.91) | 11.0 (8.63) | 11.5 (8.64) | 13.4 (13.46) |
| PGI | Personal growth* | 14.5 (3.14) | 13.5 (3.36) | 15.0 (3.10) | 14.0 (2.91) |
| QCPR | QCPR total* | 53.6 (9.22) | 52.0 (9.56) | 54.9 (8.43) | 52.9 (9.28) |
| Loneliness | 2.21 (2.04) | 2.41 (2.49) | 1.89 (2.36) | 2.41 (2.40) |
*Higher scores are better.
COPE, Carers of Older People in Europe; EQ-5D, EuroQol 5 dimensions; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PAC, Positive Aspects of Caring; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; PGI, Personal Growth Index; QCPR, Quality of Caregiver–Patient Relationship; SF, short form.