Table 4.

Growth Curve Results: Selected Predictors of Change in Caregiver Burden and Depressive Symptoms after Nursing Home Admission, 12 Months (12-Month Post-Placement Panel, N = 1,116)

Predictor	12-Month Rate of Change in Burden(R2= .32)		12-Month Rate of Change in Depressive Symptoms (R2 = .21)
	β	t	β	t
Pre-Placement Outcome Measures
Pre-placement burden (initial status parameter)	−.43	−8.97***	-	-
Pre-placement depressive symptoms (initial status parameter)	-	-	−.44	−7.65***
Sociodemographic and Contextual Characteristics
Site
Florida	.11	3.27**	.10	2.90**
New York	−.16	−5.02***	−.12	−3.43**
Ohio	.09	2.81**	.09	2.50*
CR is female	−.05	−1.17	−.02	−.32
CR age	−.01	−.18	.03	.69
MADDE treatment group assignment	−.06	−1.88	−.04	−1.09
CG is female	−.05	−1.20	−.11	−2.45*
CG is spouse	.26	4.11**	.26	3.59**
CG age	−.02	−.44	−.05	−.92
CG income	.01	.43	−.06	−1.58
CG education	−.04	−1.44	−.03	−.92
CR lives with CG	−.13	−3.24	−.06	−1.28
Care Recipient Functional Dependency
Pre-placement ADLs	.07	2.08*	.00	.07
Pre-placement caregiving hours (typical week)	−.05	−1.20	−.01	−.16
Resources
Pre-placement chore service use(times)	.04	1.48	.02	.55
CG pre-placement self-reported health	−.04	−1.01	.05	1.21
CG pre-placement ADLs	.07	1.84	.07	1.58
CG pre-placement IADLs	−.02	−.49	.09	1.97*

NOTE: CR = care recipient; CG = caregiver; NHA = nursing home admission; IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living;

^***p < .001;

^**p < .01;

^*p < .05

Goodness of fit: df = 128; χ² = 608.26; p = .00; RMSEA = .06; NNFI = .91; CFI = .96; GFI = .95 Standardized correlation between 12-month rate of change in burden and change in depressive symptoms = .46***