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Table 6 Comparison of outcomes between trial arms

From: Healthy Parent Carers: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children

Outcome

Intervention (I)

Control (C)

Mean Difference

Adjusted mean difference

N

mean (SD)

N

mean (SD)

Crude (I – C)

estimate

95% CI

First follow-up

 WEMWEBS wellbeing score

44

46.4 (7.0)

34

43.4 (6.3)

3.1

3.2

− 0.8 to 7.3

 PHQ-9 depression scale score

42

7.8 (4.4)

35

8.8 (4.8)

− 1.0

− 0.9

− 3.7 to 1.9

 Parent assessment of protective factors

  Total score

42

4.0 (0.5)

32

3.8 (0.5)

0.1

0.1

− 0.2 to 0.5

  Parental resilience

45

4.1 (0.6)

35

3.9 (0.5)

0.2

0.2

− 0.2 to 0.5

  Social connections

43

3.7 (1.0)

33

3.6 (1.0)

0.1

0.1

− 0.5 to 0.8

  Concrete support

44

3.9 (0.6)

34

3.8 (0.6)

0.1

0.1

− 0.3 to 0.5

  Social/emotional competence

44

4.2 (0.5)

33

4.0 (0.6)

0.2

0.2

− 0.2 to 0.5

 Health-promoting activities

44

30.6 (8.7)

35

28.6 (7.7)

2.0

2.0

− 3.9 to 8.0

 Patient activation measure

43

59.1 (13.2)

34

57.6 (10.1)

1.4

1.4

− 5.8 to 8.7

Second follow-up

 WEMWEBS wellbeing score

43

44.4 (8.3)

35

44.9 (6.7)

− 0.5

− 0.7

− 5.3 to 3.9

 PHQ-9 depression scale score

42

9.1 (6.4)

31

8.5 (4.4)

0.8

0.9

− 3.1 to 4.8

 Parent assessment of protective factors

  Total score

40

4.0 (0.5)

32

3.8 (0.5)

0.1

0.1

− 0.2 to 0.4

  Parental resilience

45

4.0 (0.5)

36

4.0 (0.5)

0.006

0.002

− 0.3 to 0.3

  Social connections

43

3.6 (1.0)

34

3.5 (1.1)

0.1

0.1

− 0.5 to 0.7

  Concrete support

45

4.0 (0.7)

36

3.8 (0.7)

0.2

0.2

− 0.2 to 0.6

  Social/emotional competence

43

4.2 (0.5)

35

4.0 (0.6)

0.1

0.1

− 0.3 to 0.5

 Health-promoting activities

42

29.5 (9.7)

34

30.5 (9.8)

− 1.2

− 1.1

− 10.9 to 8.7

 Patient activation measure

44

59.1 (15.2)

34

61.7 (12.7)

− 2.7

− 2.7

− 11.1 to 5.8

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, N denominator (sample size)