Sex and gender differences in technology needs and preferences among informal caregivers of persons with dementia

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Results of stepwise logistic regression analysis: knowledge of technology (n = 299)

Variable	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Knowledge of technology^a
Sex and gender (ref: male)	3.93 (1.33–11.63)	0.013
Current use of technology (ref: use)	0.22 (0.086–0.56)	0.0015

Other socio-demographic variables such as age, marital status, ethnicity, education level, rurality, employment status, housing status, family finances, length of care, caregiving relationship, age of care recipient and care recipient’s ADL were not selected for entry into the stepwise regression
^aCurrent technology use was also included in the model as a variable

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