From: Determinants of quality of life among people with dementia: evidence from a South Asian population
Factors | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Significance |
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Age | 0.86 | (0.38–1.95) | 0.734 |
Male sex | 1.59 | (0.86–2.93) | 0.132 |
Spouse being the CG | 1.49 | (0.79–2.78) | 0.210 |
Son/daughter being the CG | 1.62 | (0.97- 3.10) | 0.070 |
Studied up to GCE O/L and/or above | 4.84 | (2.61–9.00) | < 0.001 |
Monthly income of > 20,000 rupees | 3.57 | (2.16–5.90) | < 0.001 |
Ever employed | 3.36 | (2.67–7.47) | < 0.001 |
Social class middle and above | 5.63 | (2.20–10.78) | < 0.001 |
Good general medical health | 2.42 | (1.17- 4.99) | 0.014 |
Good social functioning/participation | 4.55 | (2.68- 7.72) | < 0.001 |
Mild functional impairment | 2.07 | (1.02- 4.19) | 0.039 |
Absence of depressive symptoms | 2.45 | (1.32- 4.55) | 0.004 |
Absence of apathy | 2.86 | (1.52- 5.85) | < 0.001 |
Absence of irritability | 2.58 | (1.51 -4.41) | < 0.001 |
Absence of disinhibition | 2.23 | (1.24- 8.77) | 0.007 |
Absence of night-time behaviour | 1.98 | (1.44- 3.43) | 0.020 |
Little or no caregiver burden | 3.13 | (1.18–8.298) | 0.016 |