Table 3 Mean (standard deviation) scores over time on quality of life of family caregivers of seniors treated in the emergency department.
Quality of life measure | Baseline N = 159 | 1-month N = 136 | 4-months N = 127 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General health | 77.3 (20.5) | 72.2 (23.7) | 72.0 (21.5) | .008 |
Spouse | 74.0 (19.8) | 70.5 (19.8) | 70.4 (22.0) | .237 |
Adult child | 80.9 (19.9) | 69.5 (26.4) | 72.3 (22.3) | .008 |
Other relative | 77.4 (22.4) | 79.7 (20.7) | 76.0 (18.7) | .940 |
Mental health | 72.5 (20.3) | 74.7 (19.8) | 76.6 (18.7) | .009 |
Spouse | 70.4 (21.5) | 70.6 (21.5) | 74.8 (17.9) | .029 |
Adult child | 72.9 (19.2) | 75.6 (18.8) | 76.7 (20.1) | .308 |
Other relative | 76.5 (19.8) | 80.5 (17.0) | 81.7 (17.6) | .144 |
Physical functioning | 80.4 (24.4) | 78.2 (24.6) | 78.4 (22.4) | .263 |
Spouse | 75.5 (25.8) | 72.9 (26.5) | 73.9 (23.1) | .439 |
Adult child | 89.8 (16.9) | 80.8 (24.6) | 85.3 (19.1) | .261 |
Other relative | 73.1 (28.3) | 83.1 (19.7) | 76.0 (24.0) | .659 |