Paired differences

Scale

Group

Mean score on the SPSQ subscales

SD

Mean

SD

t-value

df

p-value

Incompetence

Intervention T2

2.49

0.66

−0.17*

0.37

−4.05

71

<0.001

Intervention T3

2.60

0.58

−0.06

0.50

−1.00

77

0.32

Comparison T2

2.37

0.65

−0.07

0.35

−1.72

80

0.09

Comparison T3

2.35

0.64

−0.08

0.45

−1.68

81

0.10

Role Restriction

Intervention T2

3.41

0.71

−0.20*

0.56

−3.08

71

0.003

Intervention T3

3.37

0.83

−0.26*

0.65

−3.47

74

0.001

Comparison T2

3.42

0.64

−0.09

0.48

−1.69

80

0.10

Comparison T3

3.43

0.67

−0.10*

0.43

−1.99

79

0.05

Social Isolation

Intervention T2

2.07

0.65

−0.24*

0.50

−4.03

71

<0.001

Intervention T3

2.39

0.61

0.01

0.59

−0.08

80

0.94

Comparison T2

2.19

0.64

−0.07

0.48

−1.30

80

0.20

Comparison T3

2.23

0.63

−0.16

0.52

−0.27

80

0.79

Spousal Problems

Intervention T2

2.27

0.66

−0.08

0.49

−1.41

67

0.16

Intervention T3

2.37

0.79

0.01

0.58

0.21

73

0.84

Comparison T2

2.52

0.82

0.02

0.65

0.25

79

0.80

Comparison T3

2.51

0.84

0.02

0.71

0.28

79

0.78

Health Problems

Intervention T2

2.72

0.66

−0.18*

0.52

−2.89

71

0.01

Intervention T3

2.70

0.70

−0.20*

0.68

−2.68

79

0.01

Comparison T2

2.82

0.86

−0.15*

0.59

−2.27

80

0.03

Comparison T3

3.00

0.78

0.02

0.72

0.19

81

0.85

Total stress

Intervention T2

2.59

0.45

−0.18*

0.32

−4.61

67

<0.001

Intervention T3

2.69

0.50

−0.09

0.40

−1.77

66

0.08

Comparison T2

2.63

0.46

−0.07*

0.28

−2.23

79

0.03

Comparison T3

2.65

0.45

−0.03

0.29

−1.16

78

0.25