The Relationship between Training and Mental Health among Caregivers of Individuals with Polytrauma

Table 3

Differences in caregiver mental health based on training received for navigating the VA or DoD based on caregivers’ relationship to care recipient.

	N	Training			Significantly different?
		Trained	Not Trained	Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained versus; Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained
Parents (n = 302)
CG anxiety	287	46.95 (8.15)	47.19 (10.06)	48.94 (13.04)	p = .53 (N = 287)	p = .84 (N = 247)
CG depression	287	45.74 (8.49)	47.90 (9.39)	49.27 (12.83)	p = .08 (N = 287)	p = .06 (N = 247)
CG self-esteem	286	34.30 (4.52)	33.49 (5.23)	33.15 (6.00)	p = .34 (N = 286)	p = .21 (N = 246)
CG subjective burden	291	11.05 (8.91)	12.11 (9.64)	5.59 (7.39)	p = .00 (N = 291)	p = .38 (N = 247)
Spouses/partners (n = 174)
CG anxiety	171	52.47 (10.22)	53.21 (10.70)	46.07 (10.14)	p = .02 (N = 171)	p = .69 (N = 150)
CG depression	171	49.98 (10.58)	52.79 (9.95)	45.55 (9.15)	p = .02 (N = 171)	p = .11 (N = 150)
CG self-esteem	170	32.36 (5.13)	30.69 (6.57)	33.21 (5.24)	p = .11 (N = 170)	p = .12 (N = 150)
CG subjective burden	174	14.59 (10.97)	18.31 (10.34)	5.71 (8.49)	p = .00 (N = 174)	p = .04 (N = 153)

Note: CG: caregiver.