Table 2.
Association of caregiver social isolation profiles with caregiver burden: results from logit regression models
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
| PCI loneliness | 0.81+ | [−0.03, 1.66] | 0.48 | [−0.51, 1.47] | 6.18* | [0.93, 11.44] |
| Caregiver mastery | −0.19 | [−0.46, 0.08] | −0.05 | [−0.34, 0.25] | ||
| PCI loneliness x mastery | −0.48* | [−0.92, −0.04] | ||||
| PCI characteristics | ||||||
| Age | −0.00 | [−0.07, 0.06] | 0.01 | [−0.06, 0.07] | ||
| Female | −0.33 | [−1.38, 0.73] | −0.36 | [−1.36, 0.64] | ||
| Memory/behavior/mood problems | 0.02 | [−0.01, 0.06] | 0.03 | [−0.01, 0.06] | ||
| Caregiver characteristics | ||||||
| Age | 0.02 | [−0.03, 0.08] | 0.02 | [−0.03, 0.08] | ||
| Female | 0.58 | [−0.51, 1.66] | 0.52 | [−0.59, 1.62] | ||
| Ethnic minority | 0.41 | [−1.37, 2.19] | 0.52 | [−1.35, 2.39] | ||
| Married | −1.57** | [−2.62, −0.51] | −1.53** | [−2.62, −0.45] | ||
| Highest completed education | 0.21 | [−0.54, 0.96] | 0.23 | [−0.57, 1.02] | ||
| Social isolation | 0.74 | [−0.27, 1.75] | 0.77 | [−0.31, 1.84] | ||
| Caregiver burden | 0.02 | [−0.02, 0.06] | 0.02 | [−0.02, 0.06] | ||
| Self-rated health | −0.45 | [−1.06, 0.17] | −0.55+ | [−1.16, 0.07] | ||
| Children caregiver | 0.19 | [−1.64, 2.02] | 0.32 | [−1.46, 2.11] | ||
| Long-term caregiver | −0.50 | [−1.94, 0.94] | −1.14 | [−3.22, 0.94] | ||
N = 135; CI, confidence interval; PCI, persons with cognitive impairment.
+ p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.