TABLE 5.
Stepwise Regression Analyses: Predicting Impact on Family Scale Total and Subscale Scores by Type of Impairment
| Scale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Impairment | Order of entry | Partial R2 | Model R2 |
| Total | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .036 | .036 |
| Moderate/severe CP | 2 | .008 | .044 |
| PDI<70 | 3 | .001 | .045 |
| Financial subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .016 | .016 |
| Moderate/severe CP | 2 | .003 | .019 |
| Disruption of Planning subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .029 | .029 |
| Moderate/severe CP | 2 | .006 | .035 |
| Blind | 3 | .001 | .036 |
| Caretaker Burden subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .019 | .019 |
| Moderate/severe CP | 2 | .005 | .023 |
| Family Burden subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .003 | .033 |
| Moderate/severe CP | 2 | .010 | .043 |
| PDI<70 | 3 | .001 | .045 |
| Coping subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .005 | .005 |
| Sibling subscale | |||
| MDI<70 | 1 | .006 | .006 |
Note. MDI=Mental Development Index; PDI=Psychomotor Development Index; CP=cerebral palsy. The following variables were included in each model as possible predictor variables: MDI<70, PDI<70, blindness, deafness, and moderate/severe CP.