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

Table 4

Differences in caregiver mental health based on training received for navigating the VA or DoD based on intensity of care recipient’s needs.

	N	Training			Significantly different?
		Trained	Not Trained	Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained versus; Training Not Needed	Trained versus Not Trained
High intensity care recipient needs (ADLS+) (n = 118)
CG anxiety	117	50.93 (10.29)	53.05 (10.64)	44.98 (10.43)	p = .16 (N = 117)	p = .31 (N = 111)
CG depression	117	50.83 (9.84)	52.76 (8.30)	46.90 (7.21)	p = .21 (N = 117)	p = .27 (N = 111)
CG self-esteem	114	32.78 (5.12)	31.49 (6.35)	35.02 (4.77)	p = .29 (N = 114)	p = .28 (N = 109)
CG subjective burden	115	15.94 (9.23)	18.54 (10.27)	12.20 (11.73)	p = .21 (N = 115)	p = .19 (N = 110)
Moderate intensity care recipient needs (only IADLs+) (n = 263)
CG anxiety	257	48.73 (9.05)	50.10 (10.73)	50.25 (12.45)	p = .59 (N = 257)	p = .32 (N = 224)
CG depression	257	46.64 (9.20)	49.79 (10.38)	48.46 (12.67)	p = .08 (N = 257)	p = .02 (N = 224)
CG self-esteem	255	33.99 (4.54)	32.51 (5.85)	32.34 (5.22)	p = .10 (N = 255)	p = .04 (N = 223)
CG subjective burden	262	13.55 (9.50)	14.60 (9.49)	7.85 (8.52)	p = .00 (N = 262)	p = .42 (N = 229)
Low intensity care recipient needs (no help needed) (n = 126)
CG anxiety	115	45.05 (7.35)	43.76 (9.67)	45.10 (10.86)	p = .76 (N = 115)	p = .51 (N = 83)
CG depression	115	43.20 (7.59)	45.40 (9.03)	45.83 (11.09)	p = .45 (N = 115)	p = .25 (N = 83)
CG self-esteem	117	33.80 (4.83)	33.55 (5.52)	34.18 (5.97)	p = .88 (N = 117)	p = .83 (N = 84)
CG subjective burden	118	3.59 (5.02)	8.38 (9.90)	2.84 (4.68)	p = .00 (N = 118)	p = .01 (N = 81)

Note: ADLs: activities of daily living; CG: caregiver; CR: care recipient; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living.