The Relationship between Training and Mental Health among Caregivers of Individuals with Polytrauma

Table 6

Differences in caregiver mental health based on training received for supporting emotions based on relationship to care recipient.

	N	Training			Significantly different?
		Trained	Not Trained	Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained versus; Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained
Parents (n = 301)
CG anxiety	286	46.59 (9.23)	47.70 (9.86)	47.26 (11.85)	p = .68 (N = 286)	p = .37 (N = 247)
CG depression	286	45.93 (8.74)	48.23 (9.98)	47.80 (11.33)	p = .15 (N = 286)	p = .06 (N = 247)
CG self-esteem	285	34.05 (4.80)	33.58 (5.13)	33.59 (5.75)	p = .74 (N = 285)	p = .46 (N = 245)
CG subjective burden	290	10.60 (8.60)	12.21 (10.15)	5.53 (6.84)	p = .00 (N = 290)	p = .18 (N = 248)
Spouses/partners (n = 175)
CG anxiety	172	50.76 (10.67)	53.70 (10.61)	48.55 (9.60)	p = .10 (N = 172)	p = .09 (N = 159)
CG depression	172	49.60 (9.96)	53.11 (10.01)	44.99 (10.60)	p = .01 (N = 172)	p = .03 (N = 159)
CG self-esteem	171	32.56 (5.56)	30.50 (6.35)	32.77 (5.76)	p = .08 (N = 171)	p = .03 (N = 158)
CG subjective burden	175	13.53 (9.92)	18.94 (10.78)	4.77 (8.97)	p = .00 (N = 175)	p = .00 (N = 162)

Note: CG: caregiver; CR: care recipient.