Research Article
Supporting Family Carers of Community-Dwelling Elder with Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Baseline features of patients and carers.
| | Baseline (cutoff) | Mean scores in all carers (SD) | Prevalence in all carers (dich) | Mean scores and -test intervention versus control group () | Chi² intervention versus control group () |
| | Features carer | | | | | | (i) depression (9) | 8.2 (SD 7.6) | | 8.5 versus 8.2 () | | | (ii) burden (9) | 11.8 (SD 9.4) | | 12.9 versus 10.6 () | | | (iii) Anxiety (40) | 83.6 (SD 14.6) | | 84 versus 83.3 () | | | (iv) Emotional coping (21) | 17.1 (SD 5.1) | | 16.9 versus 17.3 () | | | (v) Supporting coping (20.33) | 22.1 (SD 4.5) | | 21.9 versus 22.4 () | | | (vi) problem solving coping (27.3) | 28.4 (SD 5.0) | | 28.6 versus 28.3 () | |
| | Features patient | | | | | | (i) frailty (19) | 36.9 (SD 12.8) | | 38.6 versus 34.9 () | | | (ii) IADL (10) | 20.5 (SD 4.4) | | 20.9 versus 19.9 () | | | (iii) MMSE (23) | 16.3 SD (9.6) | | 17.1 versus 15.2 () | | | (iv) Continence | | 74.6% | | () | | (v) Disruptive behavior | | 33.90% | | () | | (vi) Mood swings | | 42.37% | | () | | (vii) Neurovegetative disturbances | | 27.12% | | () | | (viii) Psychotic features | | 13.56% | | () |
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