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Table 3 Linear regression analyses for adult-child caregivers (N = 202), 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

 

Univariate results

Multivariate results

Adult-child caregivers (N = 202)

b

(se)

(95% CI)

p

b

(se)

(95% CI)

p

Constant

    

3.651

(.312)

(3.036; 4.266)

.000

Covariates

 - Age CG

-.005

(.016)

(-.037; .027)

.752

    

 - Female CG

.287

(.277)

(-.259; .833)

.301

    

 - Informal support available

-.350

(.241)

(-.824; .124)

.147

    

 - Institutionalized CR

-.104

(.245)

(-.588; .380)

.672

    

 - Self-rated health CG

-.640

(.110)

(-.858; -.422)

.000

-.624

(.108)

(-.837; -.410)

.000

Time investment – hours a week

 - Household care tasks

.035

(.021)

(-.006; .076)

.090

.034a

(.019)

(-.003; .071)

.070

 - Personal care tasks

.097

(.045)

(.008; .186)

.032

.093 a

(.042)

(.011; .176)

.026

 - Practical care tasks

.038

(.026)

(-.014; .090)

.151

    

Health situation CR

 - Multimorbidity

.173

(.058)

(.060; .287)

.003

.143 b

(.053)

(.038; .248)

.008

 - Functional limitations

.056

(.031)

(-.004; .116)

.069

.048b

(.029)

(-.008; .104)

.095

 - Cognitive functioning

  - No problems (ref.)

        

  - Some problems

.311

(.257)

(-.196; .818)

.227

    

  - Severe problems

.505

(.359)

(-.203; 1.212)

.161

    

Adjusted R2

    

.184

   
  1. Bold estimates are significant with p < .05
  2. CG caregiver, CR care recipient, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  3. aresults from separate regression models, because household care tasks and personal care tasks were collinear
  4. bresults from separate regression models, because multimorbidity, functional limitations, and cognitive functioning were collinear
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BMC Geriatrics

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