Table 2 GEE results of supportive behaviour of family caregivers by the group over the study period.
Time | Intervention group (n = 38) | Control group (n = 38) | Group * time interaction effect | Cohen’s d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimated mean (SE) | Estimated mean (SE) | β | 95% CI | p-value | |||
Supportive behaviour | |||||||
T0 | 17.65 (1.02) | 15.55 (0.68) | |||||
T1 | 22.55 (0.79) | 17.70 (0.61) | 2.743 | 0.435 | 5.050 | 0.020 | 0.54 |
T2 | 25.16 (0.52) | 15.97 (0.85) | 7.087 | 3.861 | 10.313 | < 0.001 | 0.97 |
Non-supportive behaviour | |||||||
T0 | 16.89 (0.99) | 14.74 (0.55) | |||||
T1 | 19.58 (0.71) | 15.08 (0.61) | 2.342 | − 0.060 | 4.744 | 0.056 | 0.43 |
T2 | 23.31 (0.53) | 14.79 (0.82) | 6.361 | 3.263 | 9.460 | < 0.001 | 0.91 |
