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Table 3 Factors associated with overall quality of life

From: A mixed methods study of hope, transitions, and quality of life in family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease

QOL Question 1

Univariate

 

95% CI

 

Multivariate

 

95% CI

 

Variables

B

SE

Lower

Upper

B

SE

Lower

Upper

Age

0.00

0.01

-0.02

0.02

    

Gender

        
 

0.17

0.27

-0.36

0.70

    

Marital Status

        
 

0.27

0.33

-0.38

0.92

    

Care provided

        
 

0.26

0.21

-0.15

0.67

    

Income

        
 

-0.14

0.25

-0.63

0.35

    

Education

        
 

0.07

0.21

-0.34

0.48

    

Question1

        

   1

-0.29

0.54

-1.35

0.77

    

   2

-0.67

0.73

-2.10

0.76

    

   3

-0.88

0.68

-2.21

0.45

    

   4

-0.04

0.55

-1.12

1.04

    

   5

-0.22

0.59

-1.38

0.94

    

Question 2

        

   1

0.44

0.31

-0.17

1.05

0.44

0.25

-0.05

0.93

   2

-0.691

0.38

-1.43

0.05

-0.26

0.34

-0.93

0.41

   3

0.04

0.30

-0.55

0.63

0.02

0.25

-0.47

0.51

   4

0.671

0.33

0.02

1.32

0.65*

0.27

0.12

1.18

   5

-0.36

0.35

-1.05

0.33

-0.27

0.29

-0.84

0.30

Question 3

        

   1

-1.051

0.60

-2.23

0.13

    

   2

-0.42

0.52

-1.44

0.60

    

   3

-0.85

0.60

-2.03

0.33

    

   4

-0.44

0.48

-1.38

0.50

    

   5

-0.54

0.52

-1.56

0.48

    

Question 4

        

   1

0.32

0.33

-0.33

0.97

    

   2

-0.62

0.40

-1.40

0.16

    

Question 5

        

   1

0.03

0.25

-0.46

0.52

    

Hope Factor1

0.241

0.04

0.16

0.32

0.24*

0.04

0.16

0.32

Hope Factor 2

0.251

0.06

0.13

0.37

    

Hope Factor 3

0.201

0.05

0.10

0.30

    

HHI Total Score

0.101

0.02

0.06

0.14

    
  1. 1 Variables significant at p < 0.10 (Univariate analysis)
  2. 2 Borderline significance
  3. * Variables significant at p < 0.05