Primary and secondary outcome measures for the treatment (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups
| T0 | T+3 months | T+6 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Mean (SD) | Control Mean (SD) | Treatment Mean (SD) | Control Mean (SD) | Treatment Mean (SD) | Control Mean (SD) | |
| CBI, Caregiver Burden Inventory; CSI, Caregiver Strain Index; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire. | ||||||
| GHQ-28 (Likert scored) (Total) | 36.9 (11.5) | 33.7 (13.8) | 16.2 (10.4) | 26.6 (9.6) | 15.8 (9.9) | 26.2 (13.4) |
| GHQ Somatic symptoms | 7.1 (4.5) | 7.2 (5.4) | 2.8 (2.9) | 7.5 (3.8) | 3.6 (3.9) | 7.2 (4.1) |
| GHQ Anxiety and insomnia | 12.7 (2.9) | 11.1 (4.9) | 5.8 (3.9) | 8.5 (4.3) | 5.2 (3.3) | 8.6 (4.6) |
| GHQ Social dysfunction | 11.6 (3.1) | 10.1 (3.3) | 5.5 (3.8) | 8.5 (2.4) | 5.2 (3.5) | 8.5 (3.2) |
| GHQ Severe depression | 5.3 (5.6) | 2.9 (3.9) | 2.1 (3.1) | 2.1 (2.2) | 1.8 (2.3) | 1.9 (3.3) |
| GDS-15 | 7.0 (3.7) | 5.8 (3.5) | 4.4 (3.7) | 4.7 (2.9) | 3.5 (3.1) | 4.7 (3.3) |
| CSI | 8.7 (2.7) | 7.2 (3.4) | 4.6 (2.8) | 7.5 (3.4) | 5.5 (2.0) | 7.9 (3.1) |
| CBI | 54.5 (15.2) | 48.0 (17.9) | 24.8 (10.2) | 48.9 (18.5) | 25.5 (12.5) | 51.1 (19.7) |