Burden, stress and depression in caregivers of cirrhosis patients before and after liver transplantation

Table 5 Comparative analysis of the factor scores of the models by dimension

Variables	CP (n = 77)	LT (n = 65)	P value	Rank-biserial r (95%CI)
General tension	0.16 (-1.22; 2.32)	-0.24 (-1.22; 1.93)	0.012a	0.211 (0.05-0.37)
Isolation	0.11 (-1.14; 2.57)	-0.40 (-1.11; 1.53)	0.014a	0.207 (0.04-0.35)
Disappointment	0.16 (-1.30; 2.46)	-0.25 (-1.30; 1.60)	0.004a	0.240 (0.09-0.38)
Emotional involvement	0.05 (-1.14; 2.43)	-0.20 (-1.14; 1.85)	0.068	0.153 (0.02-0.31)
Depression	0.07 (-1.24; 2.25)	-0.19 (-1.24; 1.96)	0.008a	0.225 (0.06-0.39)
Stress	0.12 (-0.95; 2.74)	-0.05 (-0.95; 1.58)	0.047a	0.167 (0.02-0.32)

^aP < 0.05.

Numerical variables are described as the median (minimum; maximum). CP: Cirrhosis patient; LT: Liver transplantation; CI: Confidence interval.