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Table 2 Linear regression analyses for spousal caregivers (Nā€‰=ā€‰154), outcome overall subjective burden at baseline

From: Subjective burden among spousal and adult-child informal caregivers of older adults: results from a longitudinal cohort study

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Univariate results

Multivariate results

Spousal caregivers (Nā€‰=ā€‰154)

b

(se)

(95% CI)

p

b

(se)

(95% CI)

p

Constant

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4.177

(.283)

(3.617; 4.737)

.000

Covariates

ā€ƒ- Age CG

-.004

(.018)

(-.039; .031)

.832

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ā€ƒ- Female CG

.515

(.241)

(.039; .991)

.034

.449

(.221)

(.013; .886)

.044

ā€ƒ- Informal support available

.257

(.272)

(-.280; .794)

.346

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ā€ƒ- Institutionalized CR

.787

(.414)

(-.031; 1.606)

.059

.245

(.394)

(-.533; 1.023)

.535

ā€ƒ- Self-rated health CG

-.639

(.117)

(-.870; -.408)

.000

-.577

(.116)

(-.806; -.349)

.000

Time investment ā€“ hours a week

ā€ƒ- Household care tasks

-.005

(.007)

(-.020; .010)

.507

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ā€ƒ- Personal care tasks

.008

(.012)

(-.016; .032)

.513

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ā€ƒ- Practical care tasks

.001

(.016)

(-.030; .033)

.932

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Health situation CR

ā€ƒ- Multimorbidity

.173

(.065)

(.045; .301)

.008

.101a

(.061)

(-.020; .221)

.100

ā€ƒ- Functional limitations

.081

(.028)

(.026; .137)

.004

.068 a

(.027)

(.015; .121)

.012

ā€ƒ- Cognitive functioning

ā€ƒā€ƒ- No problems (ref.)

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Some problems

.510

(.242)

(.031; .989)

.037

.380a

(.223)

(-.061; .822)

.091

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Severe problems

1.348

(.490)

(.380; 2.316)

.007

.976 a

(.460)

(.068; 1.884)

.035

Adjusted R2

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.212

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  1. Bold estimates are significant with pā€‰<ā€‰.05
  2. CG caregiver, CR care recipient, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  3. aresults from separate regression models, because multimorbidity, functional limitations, and cognitive functioning were collinear