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Table 1 Consequences of caregiving across the three mental illness samples compared: eating disorders, depression, and schizophrenia

From: Caregivers consequences of care among patients with eating disorders, depression or schizophrenia

Caregivers of patients with

 

Eating Disordersa

Depressionb

Schizophreniaa

 
 

(n=251)

(n=252)

(n=151)

 
 

Mean C-index*

Mean C-index*

Mean C-index*

P -value

IE Q-EU scales

    

Tension

0.18 (0.19)b,c

0.17 (0.21)c,ab,ac,a

0.11 (0.17)b,ab,c

0.0002

Supervision

0.10 (0.19)c

0.07 (0.14)

0.06 (0.15)a

0.06

Worrying

0.56 (0.29)b,c

0.32 (0.31)a

0.37 (0.31)a

<0.0001

Urging

0.21 (0.17)b,c

0.16 (0.20)a

0.21 (0.25)a

<0.0001

Total score

0.26 (0.15)b,c

0.17 (0.16)a

0.18 (0.17)a

<0.0001

  1. Note: *=Consequences-index: the number of “real consequences” divided by the total number of items in the scale. Range 0 (no consequences at all) -1 (maximum level of consequences). IEQ: Involment Evaluation Questionnaire. Superscript letters represent statistical differences between groups(a=caregivers of patients with eating disorders; b= caregivers of patients with depression; c= caregivers of patients with schizophrenia)
  2. n=sample size
  3. P-value in bold indicated a significance level of p<0.005