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Table 5 Caregiver quality of life scales regressed on patient and caregiver characteristics a

From: Development and preliminary evaluation of a quality of life measure targeted at dementia caregivers

 

Adjusted

R2

Unstandard-ized beta

Standard Error

t-test statistic

P-value

Assistance in IADLS

0.47

    

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-10.13

0.82

-12.42

< 0.001

Assistance in ADLS

0.30

    

   Patient male

 

12.87

4.78

2.69

0.008

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-9.77

1.64

-5.97

< 0.001

   Caregiver white

 

37.91

9.77

3.88

< 0.001

Personal Time

0.41

    

   Less unmet need for caregiving assistance

 

0.22

0.04

5.36

< 0.001

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-7.76

0.94

-8.26

< 0.001

Role Limitations Due to Caregiving

0.27

    

   Less unmet need for caregiving assistance

 

0.18

0.05

3.76

< 0.001

   Caregiver is child

 

-11.61

3.28

-3.54

< 0.001

   Caregiver white

 

-7.97

3.66

-2.17

0.03

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-6.93

1.09

-6.35

< 0.001

Family Involvement

0.37

    

   Less unmet need for caregiving assistance

 

0.38

0.05

7.45

< 0.001

   Patient married

 

9.17

4.09

2.24

0.03

   Caregiver is child

 

-13.76

3.77

-3.65

< 0.001

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-2.22

1.11

-1.99

0.05

Demands of Caregiving

0.19

    

   Less unmet need for caregiving assistance

 

0.16

0.05

3.26

0.001

   Caregiver male

 

7.71

3.64

2.12

0.04

   Caregiver is child

 

-13.91

3.42

-4.07

< 0.001

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-3.72

1.09

-3.39

0.001

Worry

0.21

    

   Less unmet need for caregiving assistance

 

0.10

0.04

2.44

0.02

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-2.72

0.96

-2.84

0.005

   Caregiver male

 

7.18

3.20

2.25

0.03

   Caregiver is child

 

-10.09

4.11

-2.46

0.02

   Caregiver at least college degree

 

6.84

3.16

2.16

0.03

   Caregiver age

 

0.35

0.13

2.63

0.009

Caregiver Feelings

0.24

    

   Less unmet need to caregiver assistance

 

0.10

0.04

2.30

0.02

   Patient male

 

-10.75

3.11

-3.45

0.001

   Caregiver is child

 

-11.68

3.08

-3.80

< 0.001

   Caregiving hours per week

 

-3.11

0.96

-3.25

0.001

Spirituality and Faith

0.27

    

   Patient age

 

-0.80

0.22

-3.67

< 0.001

   Patient at least college degree

 

-20.03

4.58

-4.37

< 0.001

   Caregiver white

 

-18.86

5.34

-3.53

< 0.001

   Caregiver male

 

-14.44

5.18

-2.79

0.006

   Caregiver married

 

-12.78

4.92

-2.59

0.01

Benefits of Caregiving

0.16

    

   Caregiver white

 

-15.89

3.90

-4.07

< 0.001

   Patient at least college education

 

-6.67

3.17

-2.10

0.04

   Caregiver age

 

-0.31

0.14

-2.19

0.03

  1. a n = 200. Ba ckwards stepwise regression models with p > 0.2 for removal from model. Listed independent variables with p < 0.05. Independent variables available for inclusion in the model: patient and caregiver age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, and education, caregiver's relationship to person with dementia, hours each week spent caring for person with dementia, number of years being a caregiver for person with dementia, and unmet need for caregiving assistance. Means were imputed for caregiver age, marital status, ethnicity and education and patient age, gender, marital status, ethnicity and education where these data were unavailable or missing.
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