Table 3 Multivariate models of factors concerning caregivers and the elderly for the PCS and MCS in caregivers for the elderly (n = 407)

 age

−0.389 (0.073)

−0.337^*

−0.201 (0.069)

−0.198^*

 gender

−0.308 (1.243)

−0.011

−1.099 (1.175)

−0.043

 marital status

2.766 (2.091)

0.056

2.328 (1.976)

0.053

 education level

−0.493 (0.618)

−0.042

−0.392 (0.584)

−0.038

 occupation

−0.030 (0.417)

−0.003

0.067 (0.394)

0.008

 average monthly revenue

0.746 (0.569)

0.061

0.220 (0.538)

0.020

 comorbidity

−5.630 (0.874)

−0.301^*

−2.833 (0.826)

−0.172^*

 age

−0.217 (0.108)

−0.102^*

−0.083 (0.102)

−0.044

 gender

1.538 (1.321)

0.053

0.654 (1.248)

0.025

 marital status

−1.639 (0.725)

−0.103^*

−1.774 (0.685)

−0.126^*

 education level

−0.291 (0.624)

−0.022

−0.575 (0.589)

−0.049

 ADL

−0.203 (0.096)

−0.107^*

−0.327 (0.091)

−0.195^*

Caregiving factors

 relationship to the elderly person

−0.173 (0.706)

−0.015

−0.930 (0.667)

−0.091

 overall caregiving duration

0.391 (0.454)

0.038

0.027 (0.429)

0.003

 average daily caregiving duration

1.049 (0.772)

0.068

0.958 (0.729)

0.071

 affordability of the elderly person’s healthcare expenses

1.567 (0.861)

0.083

2.490 (0.813)

0.150^*

 importance of the perceived effects of caregiving on the caregiver’s social life

5.185 (0.915)

0.274^*

4.681 (0.865)

0.282^*