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Table 5 Results of generalized linear regression model of caregiver EQ-5D self-rated index values as a function of LTCI & covariates (n = 300)

From: Alzheimer’s disease severity and its association with patient and caregiver quality of life in Japan: results of a community-based survey

Characteristic

Reference Category

Variables

B

95% LCL

95% UCL

P-Value

(Intercept)

0.913

0.754

1.073

< 0.001

Patient characteristics

AD dementia severity

Low severity

High severity

−0.122

−0.211

− 0.034

0.007

Medium severity

−0.031

−0.105

0.043

0.414

Sex

Female

Male

0.003

−0.055

0.061

0.916

Age

< 80 years

90+ years

0.085

0.002

0.167

0.044

80–89 years

0.019

−0.046

0.085

0.564

Caregiver characteristics

Sex

Female

Male

−0.016

− 0.069

0.037

0.560

Age X employment status

18–49 years and unemployed

65+ years and unemployed

−0.014

−0.162

0.133

0.847

50–64 years and unemployed

−0.081

−0.198

0.035

0.169

Unemployed and 18–49 years

Employed and 18–49 years

−0.109

−0.217

0.000

0.050

65+ vs. 18–49 years and unemployed

65+ vs. 18–49 years and employed

0.016

−0.182

0.214

0.871

50–64 vs. 18–49 years and unemployed

50–64 vs. 18–49 years and employed

0.155

0.028

0.282

0.017

% average daily care for which caregiver is responsible

−0.001

−0.002

0.00

0.070

% average daily care from visiting nurse/home-helper

−0.002

−0.004

− 0.001

0.003

Total average hours of care required per day

−0.009

−0.032

0.013

0.424

Years providing care for AD dementia patient

< 2 years

2 to < 4 years

0.001

−0.098

0.100

0.984

4 to < 6 years

0.030

−0.075

0.135

0.573

6+ years

0.025

−0.079

0.130

0.634

Can’t recall

0.002

−0.121

0.125

0.972

Marital status

Single

Married/living with partner

0.018

−0.040

0.076

0.535

Divorced/separated/widowed

−0.021

−0.114

0.073

0.663

Relationship with patient

In-law, extended, not related

Offspring of patient (caregiver ≤20 years)

0.026

−0.036

0.089

0.411

Spouse/sibling/parent of patient (caregiver > 20 years)

−0.022

−0.164

0.120

0.762

(Scale)

0.041

0.035

0.048

 
  1. Note. Presented are normal generalized linear model results. AD Alzheimer’s disease, B unstandardized beta, LCL lower confidence limit, UCL upper confidence limit