At post-intervention, people with mild cognitive impairment (pwMCI) with spousal care partners showed significant improvements across all outcomes, while those with non-spousal partners improved in five of seven outcomes.Gains attenuated over time for both spousal and non-spousal dyadsSpousal care partners reported reduced anxiety and depression at post-intervention, but by 12 months they experienced increased burden, anxiety, and depression relative to baseline.Non-spousal pwMCI-care partner dyads did not show significant change at 6 or 12 months.
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