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Table 4 Multivariate regression analysis of CarerQol-VAS, standardized coefficients

From: Measuring the impact of caregiving on informal carers: a construct validation study of the CarerQol instrument

CarerQol-7D

Whole sample

Subgroup analyses

ASIS

SRB

PU

CSI

Pt

EQ-5D score

EQ-5D score

income

caregiver

care recipient

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

low

high

(n = 484)

(n = 421)

(n = 465)

(n = 413)

(n = 417)

(n = 409)

(n = 508)

(n = 362)

(n = 391)

(n = 853)

(n = 457)

(n = 787)

(n = 430)

(n = 439)

(n = 394)

(n = 210)

Fulfillment

- no

-0.12***

0.02

-0.12*

-0.20***

0.11*

-0.13**

0.01

-0.19***

-0.13**

0.06

-0.18***

-0.04

-0.20***

-0.06

-0.28***

-0.10*

-0.17*

- some

a

-0.12**

a

a

-0.10*

a

a

a

a

-0.08

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

Relational problems

- some

-0.01

-0.06

0.02

-0.01

-0.06

0.04

-0.02

0.04

-0.05

-0.01

-0.02

-0.02

-0.02

-0.01

0.01

0.03

0.08

- a lot

b

0.00

b

b

0.00

0.04

b

b

-0.03

-0.03

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

Mental health problems

- some

-0.14***

-0.13**

-0.23***

-0.18**

-0.09

-0.18**

-0.08

-0.15**

-0.05

-0.10

-0.21***

-0.19***

-0.06

-0.13*

-0.22***

-0.21***

-0.06

- a lot

-0.21***

-0.28***

b

b

-0.36***

-0.38***

b

b

-0.22**

-0.21**

b

-0.36***

b

-0.32***

b

-0.27***

-0.24**

Problems with daily activities

- some

-0.04

-0.01

-0.06

-0.03

-0.02

0.02

-0.05

-0.01

-0.13**

-0.06

-0.02

-0.01

-0.06

-0.02

-0.09c

-0.07

-0.09

- a lot

-0.08**

-0.17**

-0.05

b

-0.08

-0.03

b

b

-0.27***

-0.12

b

-0.15*

b

0.00

b

b

-0.03

Financial problems

- some

-0.03

0.03

-0.06

-0.01

0.01

-0.02

-0.05

-0.09

0.00

0.01

-0.07*

-0.01

-0.08*

-0.03

-0.03

-0.12*

0.07

- a lot

b

0.03

b

b

0.05

-0.00

b

b

0.00

0.01

b

-0.01

b

0.01

b

-0.07

b

Support

- no

-0.11***

-0.15**

-0.05

-0.06

-0.14*

-0.15**

-0.05

-0.05

-0.15*

-0.20**

-0.06

-0.12*

-0.10*

-0.12*

-0.10*

-0.09

-0.03

- some

-0.07**

-0.06

-0.10

-0.04

-0.07

-0.11

-0.03

-0.03

-0.09

-0.13*

-0.03

-0.10*

-0.05

-0.05

-0.07

-0.09

-0.06

Physical health problems

- some

-0.12***

-0.13*

-0.11c

-0.14**

-0.14*

-0.07

-0.17**

-0.14**

-0.17*

-0.10

-0.14**

-0.05

-0.13**

-0.11

-0.08

-0.09

-0.18*

- a lot

-0.13***

-0.15**

b

b

-0.22***

-0.13*

b

b

-0.18*

-0.19**

b

-0.04

b

-0.13*

b

-0.04

-0.13

Constant (coefficient)

8.13

7.96

8.34

8.27

8.04

7.60

8.33

8.15

8.34

8.04

8.11

7.78

8.14

7.84

8.41

7.39

8.31

Adjusted R2

0.21

0.25

0.16

0.14

0.25

0.23

0.07

0.13

0.21

0.17

0.18

0.17

0.14

0.16

0.25

0.23

0.24

  1. Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p <0.001, Reference category is 'a lot’: Fulfillment, Support, reference category is 'no’: Relational problems, Mental health problems, Problems with daily activities, Financial problems, Physical health problems, acategories are 'no or some’ versus 'a lot’, bcategories are 'some or a lot’ versus 'no’, cp-value is 0.05, dp-value is 0.08.