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. 2024 Feb 16;15:1283227. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1283227

Table 4.

Cancer caregiver health literacy, eHealth literacy, burden and distress.

Distress (NCCN distress thermometer) Caregiver burden (ZBI-12)
Variable B SE Wald df Odds Ratio 95% CI for OR B SE Wald df Odds Ratio 95% CI for OR
Proactivity and determination to seek information −0.75* 0.29 6.69 1 0.47 Lower Upper Lower Upper
0.27 0.83 −0.02 2.6 0.01 1 0.98 0.59 1.64
Adequate information about cancer and cancer management 0.41 0.47 0.75 1 1.50 0.60 3.77 0.69 0.45 2.40 1 2.0 0.83 4.81
Supported by HCPs to understand information 0.14 0.40 0.12 1 1.15 0.52 2.53 0.04 0.37 0.01 1 1.04 0.51 2.14
Social support 0.60 0.35 2.73 1 1.79 0.90 3.57 0.13 0.29 0.20 1 1.14 0.64 2.02
Cancer-related communication with the care recipient −0.45 0.31 2.06 1 0.64 0.35 1.18 0.40 0.30 1.76 1 1.48 0.83 2.65
Understanding care recipient needs and preferences 1.10* 0.48 5.27 1 3.0 1.17 7.61 1.37** 0.45 9.46 1 3.94 1.64 9.43
Self-care −0.02 0.35 0.00 1 0.99 0.50 1.96 0.59 0.32 3.40 1 1.81 0.96 3.40
Understanding the healthcare system 1.04* 0.47 4.97 1 2.83 1.13 7.05 −0.76 0.40 3.62 1 0.47 0.21 1.02
Capacity to process health information −0.11 0.37 0.09 1 0.90 0.44 1.85 −0.14 0.34 0.17 1 0.87 0.45 1.68
Active engagement with HCPs 0.53 0.33 2.67 1 1.71 0.90 3.24 −0.20 0.30 0.45 1 0.82 0.46 1.46
eHealth literacy 0.07 0.04 3.39 1 10.7 1.00 1.16 0.08* 0.04 4.06 1 1.08 1.0 1.17
CHLT-6 0.10 0.74 0.02 1 1.10 0.26 4.70 0.88 0.63 1.95 1 2.42 0.70 8.36

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.