Table 3 Factors of importance to mental HRQoL in family caregivers

Pain (VAS)

1.21

1.10–1.33

< 0.001

1.22

1.11–1.35

< 0.001

1.19

1.07–1.32

0.002

Age

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.238

1.01

0.98–1.05

0.511

Gender

1.19

0.67–2.12

0.554

1.13

0.60–2.15

0.707

Living alone

0.85

0.44–1.64

0.619

0.61

0.30–1.26

0.181

Education

2.72

0.93–8.02

0.069

2.28

0.73–7.19

0.159

Financial status

2.07

1.01–4.24

0.048

2.68

1.21–5.92

0.015

Functional status (IADL)

0.595

 Totally dependent

 Severely dependent

 Moderately dependent

 A little dependent

MMSE

0.83

0.72–0.95

0.007

Worried about health

0.002

 Very

10.83

2.78–42.22

0.001

 Fairly

5.24

1.89–14.57

0.001

 A little

2.42

0.96–6.09

0.060