Impact on Caregiver life | Uncertainty over future | Frustration/embarrassment | ||||||||||
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β | 95 % CI | p | β | 95 % CI | p | β | 95 % CI | p | ||||
Age | -0.06 | -0.15 | 0.03 | 0.200 | -0.06 | -0.09 | -0.02 | 0.003 | -0.07 | -0.13 | -0.003 | 0.041 |
Gender | ||||||||||||
Male | -1.25 | -4.63 | 2.12 | 0.466 | -0.58 | -1.97 | 0.80 | 0.408 | -0.43 | -2.83 | 1.97 | 0.725 |
Female | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
Chinese | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Malay | -3.56 | -6.25 | -0.88 | 0.010 | -0.55 | -1.65 | 0.55 | 0.325 | -1.64 | -3.56 | 0.27 | 0.091 |
Indian & others | 0.27 | -2.87 | 3.40 | 0.868 | 0.33 | -0.95 | 1.62 | 0.610 | 1.33 | -0.90 | 3.56 | 0.242 |
Education level | ||||||||||||
Secondary or below (include N/O level) | -1.34 | -3.27 | 0.60 | 0.175 | -0.41 | -1.20 | 0.39 | 0.313 | -0.42 | -1.80 | 0.96 | 0.550 |
A level, polytechnic and other diploma | -1.43 | -3.45 | 0.59 | 0.165 | -0.49 | -1.32 | 0.34 | 0.245 | -0.82 | -2.26 | 0.62 | 0.265 |
Degree or above | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Marital status | ||||||||||||
Single | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Married/divorced/widowed | -1.38 | -3.24 | 0.47 | 0.143 | -0.37 | -1.13 | 0.39 | 0.339 | -0.52 | -1.84 | 0.80 | 0.439 |
Employment status | ||||||||||||
Unemployed/retired/housewife | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Employed | 0.06 | -1.74 | 1.86 | 0.947 | -0.63 | -1.37 | 0.10 | 0.092 | -0.85 | -2.12 | 0.43 | 0.194 |
Relationship to the PWD | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Son | -0.06 | -3.90 | 3.78 | 0.976 | -1.68 | -3.25 | -0.10 | 0.037 | -0.89 | -3.62 | 1.85 | 0.524 |
Daughter | -1.01 | -4.28 | 2.26 | 0.544 | -1.88 | -3.22 | -0.54 | 0.006 | -0.29 | -2.62 | 2.03 | 0.803 |
Others | -3.09 | -6.73 | 0.56 | 0.097 | -2.35 | -3.84 | -0.85 | 0.002 | -1.46 | -4.06 | 1.14 | 0.269 |
Living arrangement | ||||||||||||
Living withith PWD | 0.51 | -1.50 | 2.51 | 0.618 | -0.79 | -1.61 | 0.04 | 0.061 | 0.91 | -0.52 | 2.34 | 0.209 |
Living separately from PWD | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Domestic helper | ||||||||||||
Have | -0.23 | -2.00 | 1.55 | 0.803 | 0.47 | -0.25 | 1.20 | 0.200 | -0.22 | -1.48 | 1.04 | 0.734 |
Don’t have | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Received formal support during past month | ||||||||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
No | -1.58 | -3.28 | 0.11 | 0.066 | -0.14 | -0.83 | 0.55 | 0.691 | -0.97 | -2.18 | 0.23 | 0.114 |
Self-rated health | ||||||||||||
Fair or poor | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||||||
Good or excellent | -2.95 | -4.58 | -1.32 | < 0.001 | -0.99 | -1.66 | -0.32 | 0.004 | -0.97 | -2.13 | 0.19 | 0.100 |
Weekly caregiving hours | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.05 | < 0.001 | -0.0001 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.973 | 0.001 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.826 |
Caregiving duration (months) | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.210 | -0.0009 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.769 | 0.001 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.904 |
ADL | 0.61 | 0.05 | 1.18 | 0.034 | -0.03 | -0.26 | 0.20 | 0.810 | -0.01 | -0.41 | 0.39 | 0.960 |
IADL | -0.12 | -0.71 | 0.47 | 0.688 | -0.02 | -0.26 | 0.22 | 0.862 | 0.12 | -0.30 | 0.53 | 0.588 |
MBP | 0.79 | 0.53 | 1.05 | < 0.001 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.34 | < 0.001 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.71 | < 0.001 |