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Table 4 Effects of gender, age and relative type on baseline scores of burden, grief, mastery and depression

From: Family Connections versus optimised treatment-as-usual for family members of individuals with borderline personality disorder: non-randomised controlled study

Variable

Ref. group

Female (vs. male)

51 years + (vs. < 51 years)

Partner (vs. parent)

Other relative (vs. parent)

(Male, < 51 years, parent)*

BAS Obj

18.8 (14.7 to 23), <0.001

+4.9 (2.3 to 7.5), <0.001

+1.8 (−2 to 5.6), 0.36

+4.9 (0.6 to 9.1), 0.025

−1.3 (−5.7 to 3), 0.549

BAS Sub

21.5 (17 to 26), <0.001

+5.3 (2.1 to 8.5), <0.001

+1.4 (−2.8 to 5.6), 0.521

+2.5 (−2.2 to 7.2), 0.298

−0.4 (−5.5 to 4.7), 0.867

BAS Total

40 (32 to 48), <0.001

+10.4 (5.2 to 15.6), <0.001

+3.4 (−4 to 10.9), 0.366

+7.6 (−0.7 to 15.9), 0.071

−2 (−10.6 to 6.6), 0.649

GAS

45 (36.4 to 53.6), <0.001

+10.6 (4.8 to 16.5), <0.001

0 (−8 to 8), 0.999

−1.3 (−10.2 to 7.6), 0.77

+0.9 (−8.5 to 10.3), 0.853

PMS

18.8 (16.6 to 21), <0.001

−0.9 (−2.6 to 0.8), 0.306

−0.1 (−2.2 to 1.9), 0.899

+1.7 (−0.6 to 4), 0.156

+3.7 (1.1 to 6.2), 0.005

CESD

10.1 (2.9 to 17.3), 0.006

+5.6 (0.4 to 10.7), 0.034

+5.2 (−1.5 to 11.8), 0.131

+5 (−2.5 to 12.5), 0.194

+1.1 (−6.9 to 9.1), 0.783

  1. *estimated effect, (95% C.I.), p value