Carer reported outcome measures at 12 weeks and 24 weeks after randomisation and 24 weeks postbereavement
| Early specialist palliative care | Control | Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | P value | |||
| n | Mean score (SD) | n | Mean score (SD) | |||
| SF-36: physical component | ||||||
| 12 weeks | 59 | 53.4 (9.7) | 49 | 51.8 (9.2) | 1.8 (−0.7 to 4.3) | 0.16 |
| 24 weeks | 45 | 52.6 (10.0) | 42 | 50.7 (8.8) | 1.3 (−1.7 to 4.4) | 0.37 |
| 24 weeks postbereavement | 14 | 51.8 (11.3) | 14 | 54.2 (7.5) | −3.6 (−8.9 to 1.7) | 0.15 |
| SF-36: mental component | ||||||
| 12 weeks | 59 | 43.7 (12.4) | 49 | 45.1 (10.6) | 0.5 (−2.8 to 3.9) | 0.75 |
| 24 weeks | 45 | 46.3 (9.8) | 42 | 45.7 (11.8) | 1.0 (−3.0 to 4.9) | 0.63 |
| 24 weeks postbereavement | 14 | 41.1 (11.7) | 14 | 42.9 (11.7) | 0.4 (−6.8 to 7.6) | 0.90 |
| GHQ-12 | ||||||
| 12 weeks | 63 | 3.6 (3.4) | 57 | 3.4 (3.1) | −0.3 (−1.2 to 0.6) | 0.50 |
| 24 weeks | 44 | 2.5 (3.3) | 51 | 3.7 (3.8) | −1.7 (−2.9 to −0.4) | 0.01 |
| 24 weeks postbereavement | 16 | 4.2 (3.7) | 17 | 4.1 (4.1) | 0.4 (−1.7 to 2.5) | 0.67 |
| FAMCARE-2 | ||||||
| 12 weeks | 63 | 78.5 (8.9) | 51 | 74.5 (9.0) | 4.1 (0.7 to 7.4) | 0.02 |
| 24 weeks | 45 | 79.5 (6.8) | 43 | 73.3 (11.4) | 6.1 (2.1 to 10.1) | 0.003 |
| 24 weeks postbereavement | 16 | 78.3 (7.6) | 16 | 69.9 (15.9) | 8.5 (−0.5 to 17.5) | 0.05* |
*Mann-Whitney U test p=0.12.
GHQ-12, 12-item General Health Questionnaire; SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey.