Table 3 Intragroup comparison of mean care burden score and its domains

Time-dependent care burden pre-test score (T1)

6.26

4.01

7.68

5.53

7.00

5.53

5.71

4.68

Time-dependent care burden post-test score (T2)

4.97

3.77

4.39

3.86

3.65

3.59

5.97

4.66

Time-dependent care burden follow-up score (T3)

5.13

3.75

4.58

3.92

3.71

3.60

6.10

4.66

 F (P value)

29.321 (< 0.001)

62.176 (< 0.001)

61.247 (< 0.001)

3.958 (< 0.001)

Pairwise comparison

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2*

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2*

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3/T2: NS

T2/T1: NS

T3 > T1*

T3/T2: NS

Developmental care burden pre-test score

11.03

4.52

11.65

4.22

12.23

2.74

11.77

3.74

Developmental care burden post-test score

10.42

4.01

7.16

2.95

7.19

2.06

11.81

3.83

Developmental care burden follow-up score

10.68

4.00

7.68

3.23

7.74

2.24

12.03

3.67

 F (P value)

3.176 (0.079)

86.910(< 0.001)

122.072 (< 0.001)

0.706 (0.425)

Pairwise comparison

-

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2**

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2**

-

Physical care burden pre-test score

3.29

3.01

3.77

3.44

3.23

2.32

2.52

2.25

Physical care burden post-test score

3.06

2.32

1.84

1.90

1.29

1.24

2.68

2.18

Physical care burden follow-up score

3.32

2.33

2.13

1.84

1.65

1.31

2.71

2.13

 F (P value)

1.221 (0.287)

26.277 (< 0.001)

47.580 (< 0.001)

3.333 (0.057)

Pairwise comparison

-

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2**

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2***

-

Emotional care burden pre-test score

1.50

2.43

1.97

2.01

1.84

1.95

2.19

1.76

Emotional care burden post-test score

1.52

2.39

0.90

0.87

0.87

1.20

2.42

1.89

Emotional care burden follow-up score

1.68

2.45

1.10

1.04

0.94

1.09

2.48

1.95

 F (P value)

1.241 (0.297)

13.572 (0.001)

15.907 (< 0.001)

7.336 (0.005)

Pairwise comparison

-

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1**

T3 > T2*

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3/T2:NS

T2 > T1*

T3 > T1*

T3/T2:NS

Social care burden pre-test score

3.90

3.35

4.13

3.93

3.58

2.75

4.52

3.16

Social care burden post-test score

3.90

3.19

2.13

2.25

1.68

1.49

4.77

2.87

Social care burden follow-up score

4.032

3.18

2.45

2.26

2.03

1.64

4.97

3.02

 F (P value)

0.795 (0.409)

63.397 (< 0.001)

28.367 (< 0.001)

7.081 (0.005)

Pairwise comparison

-

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2**

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2**

T2/T1:NS

T3 > T1**

T3 > T2*

Total care burden pre-test score

25.87

12.54

29.19

13.42

27.87

9.64

26.71

9.22

Total care burden post-test score

23.87

11.31

16.42

8.11

14.68

6.37

27.65

9.55

Total care burden follow-up score

24.71

11.37

17.61

8.53

15.71

6.15

28.10

9.45

 F (P value)

9.766 (< 0.001)

109.447 (< 0.001)

167.125 (< 0.001)

10.996 (0.001)

Pairwise comparison

T2 < T1**

T3/T1: NS

T3 > T2***

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2***

T2 < T1***

T3 < T1***

T3 > T2***

T2 > T1*

T3 > T1***

T3 > T2***