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Table 3 Comparison of caregiver data by group at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months (N = 39) from a fitted generalized linear model (GLM) model

From: Palliative care for patients with heart failure and family caregivers in rural Appalachia: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Baseline

3-Months

6-Months

Control

(n = 18)

Intervention

(n = 21)

t (p)3

Control

(n = 18)

Intervention

(n = 21)

t (p)3

Control

(n = 18)

Intervention

(n = 21)

t (p)3

Zerit Burden1

13.56 (9.76)

9.57 (7.75)

1.42 (0.08)

13.38 (7.02)

9.48 (4.23)

2.06 (0.025)*

9.93 (7.16)

8.12 (3.67)

0.97 (0.17)

PHQ-4 scale2

4.33 (3.60)

3.52 (3.72)

0.69 (0.25)

4.53 (3.64)

2.06 (1.64)

2.67 (0.007)**

4.32 (3.80)

2.69 (2.01)

1.64 (0.06)

  1. 1 Zarit Burden measures caregiving burden
  2. 2 The PHQ-4 measures depression/anxiety
  3. 3 Statistical analysis used to compare scores between groups for each time point, t (p), *p < .05; **p < .01