Research Article

Improving the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease through Virtual Communities of Practice: A Quasiexperimental Study

Table 4

Statistical differences between qualitative caregivers’ variables and QoL.

VariableNMean diff. overall QoL_changeSD overall QoL_changeOverall QoL valuePhysical QoL valuePsycho. QoL valueSocial QoL valueEnviron. QoL value

Age370.0250.5660.0080.2700270
 ≤64281.0815.84
 >6598.336.48
Gender370.4790.1480.0940.09570.871
 Male87.5313.60
 Female291.5414.57

Level education370.7600.1190.1530.9070.999
 Primary76.148.83
 Secondary174.3914.54
 University13-0.9416.62

Marital status370.0920.4400.6330.2850.225
 Married274.0611.63
 Single4-14.0226.11
 Divorced68.7010.08

Offspring number370.4150.3580.2550.6840.832
 None8-4.1821.79
 One78.2913.50
 Two164.6611.57
 Three60.297.67

Relation/person with Alzheimer’s370.0450.1320.0420.9180.292
 Offspring292.9815.69
 Spouse57.804.78
 Other3-6.756.24