Table 4 Factors of importance to mental HRQoL in people who are not family caregivers

Pain (VAS)

1.17

1.13–1.21

< 0.001

1.16

1.12–1.20

< 0.001

1.15

1.10–1.19

< 0.001

Age

1.03

1.02–1.04

< 0.001

1.02

1.00–1.03

0.024

Gender

1.30

1.05–1.62

0.017

1.40

1.11–1.76

0.004

Living alone

1.25

1.02–1.62

0.058

1.25

0.99–1.59

0.066

Education

1.25

0.90–1.73

0.184

1.07

0.76–1.52

0.688

Financial resources

1.76

1.35–2.30

< 0.001

1.73

1.31–2.29

< 0.001

Functional status (IADL)

0.064

 Totally dependent

 Severely dependent

 Moderately dependent

 A little dependent

MMSE

0.92

0.88–0.95

< 0.001

Worried about health

< 0.001

 Very

4.12

2.63–6.45

< 0.001

 Fairly

3.06

2.18–4.30

< 0.001

 A little

1.52

1.10–2.10

0.012