Reducing care burden and improving adherence to health-promoting behaviors among family caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis through a healthy lifestyle empowerment program

Table 3 Comparison of changes in mean CB of the intervention and control groups in FCGs of patients with MS

Group		Intervention (n = 30)	Control (n = 30)	Intervention vs. Control ^a
CBI (total and individual dimensions)		Intervention (n = 30)	Control (n = 30)	Intervention vs. Control ^a
Total CBI	Baseline	77.03 ± 15.76	76.50 ± 14.78	0.89
	Follow-up 1	53.77 ± 5.35	61.93 ± 16.09	< 0.001
	Follow-up 2	42.33 ± 12.37	61.37 ± 7.15	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.001	0.001
Time-dependence burden	Baseline	16.80 ± 3.87	16.40 ± 3.06	0.63
	Follow-up 1	12 ± 2.01	13.03 ± 3.95	< 0.001
	Follow-up 2	9.46 ± 4.01	11.37 ± 2.47	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.001	0.001
Developmental burden	Baseline	16.90 ± 4.30	16.67 ± 4.11	0.83
	Follow-up 1	11.20 ± 1.49	12.86 ± 4.02	< 0.001
	Follow-up 2	8.80 ± 3.19	12.77 ± 2.21	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.001	0.001
Physical burden	Baseline	13.40 ± 2.89	13.23 ± 2.71	0.82
	Follow-up 1	9.20 ± 1.63	10.10 ± 3.42	0.007
	Follow-up 2	7.46 ± 2.90	10.30 ± 2.26	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.001	0.001
Social burden	Baseline	16.13 ± 3.11	16.23 ± 2.99	0.90
	Follow-up 1	11.07 ± 1.31	13.60 ± 3.32	< 0.001
	Follow-up 2	8.70 ± 2.47	13.26 ± 2.06	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.001	0.001
Emotional burden	Baseline	13.80 ± 4.49	13.96 ± 4.27	0.88
	Follow-up 1	10.30 ± 2.36	12.33 ± 3.82	< 0.001
	Follow-up 2	8.70 ± 2.63	7.80 ± 263	< 0.001
	Follow-ups vs. Baseline^b	0.13	0.001

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviations; data are represented as mean ± standard deviations
CB Caregiver burden, FCGs Family caregivers, MS Multiple Sclerosis, CBI Caregiver Burden Inventory
^ap-values for comparing scores between the intervention and control groups, at baseline (derived from independent t-test) and at follow-ups (derived from repeated measures ANOVA)
^bp-value for comparing differences between follow-ups and baseline (derived from repeated measures ANOVA)

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