Table 2.
Caregiver type |
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Variable | All | Informal | Formal |
Cancer | 0.89 | 0.81b | 1.67b |
Dementia | 0.94 | 1.06 | 1.26 |
Heart | 0.78a | 0.81a | 1.07 |
Stroke | 1.34b | 1.12 | 1.62 |
COPD | 0.68b | 0.61b | 1.30 |
Hospital referral | 0.88 | 1.11 | 0.64b |
Male | 1.20b | 1.13a | 1.66b |
Age | 0.85b | 0.86b | 0.93 |
Age | 1.00b | 1.00b | 1.00 |
Alone | 0.54b | 0.57b | 1.17 |
Year 2000 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
Minority | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.76b |
p < 0.05.
p < 0.01.
Reference group for cancer, dementia, heart, stroke, and COPD is all other diagnoses.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.