Table 2.
Predictors of persistent burden in the 6-month and 12-month Post-Placement Panels (N = 1,015; 560 respectively)a
| 6-Month Post-Placement Panel | 12-Month Post-Placement Panel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | B | SE | OR | B | SE | OR |
| Context of Care | ||||||
| Site | ||||||
| Florida | 1.85*** | .44 | 6.36 | 2.05*** | .81 | 7.78 |
| Illinois | -.12 | .40 | .77 | -.32 | .70 | .73 |
| Minnesota | .00 | .39 | 1.00 | -.31 | .68 | .73 |
| New York | .57 | .42 | 1.76 | -1.62 | 1.01 | .20 |
| Ohio | .51 | .39 | 1.66 | .75 | .66 | 2.11 |
| Oregon | 1.11* | .44 | 3.02 | 1.87* | .78 | 6.51 |
| Tennessee | .32 | .43 | 1.38 | .10 | .80 | 1.10 |
| West Virginia (reference) | ||||||
| CR is female | .26 | .37 | 1.30 | -.64 | .67 | .53 |
| CR is Caucasian | .65* | .33 | 1.92 | 2.28** | .75 | 9.77 |
| CR age | -.01 | .01 | .99 | -.01 | .03 | .99 |
| CR is Medicaid eligible | .19 | .19 | 1.21 | .50 | .39 | 1.65 |
| CR lives with CG | .23 | .27 | 1.26 | .14 | .62 | 1.15 |
| Treatment | -.10 | .18 | .91 | -.42 | .36 | .66 |
| Kin relationship | ||||||
| Wife | 2.18*** | .49 | 8.84 | 3.37** | 1.01 | 29.16 |
| Husband | .77 | .43 | 2.15 | 2.33* | .96 | 10.26 |
| Daughter | 1.01*** | .28 | 2.75 | 1.36* | .57 | 3.89 |
| Other (reference) | ||||||
| CG age | -.01 | .01 | .99 | -.03 | .03 | .97 |
| CG income | .00 | .04 | 1.00 | .09 | .08 | 1.10 |
| CG is employed | .59* | .24 | 1.81 | 1.13* | .46 | 3.10 |
| CG education | .11 | .08 | 1.12 | -.29* | .15 | .75 |
| Duration of care | .01** | .00 | 1.01 | .01** | .00 | 1.01 |
| Time to NHA from pre-placement | ||||||
| 0 to 61 days (reference) | ||||||
| 61.01 to 105 days | -.13 | .26 | .87 | -.53 | .49 | .59 |
| 105.01 to 151 days | -.01 | .25 | .99 | -.63 | .50 | .53 |
| Over 151 days | .19 | .25 | 1.21 | -.22 | .47 | .81 |
| Dementia severity | ||||||
| MMSE at baseline | .01 | .01 | 1.01 | .05 | .02 | 1.05 |
| Pre-placement behavior problems | .13*** | .03 | 1.14 | .24*** | .05 | 1.28 |
| Functional impairment | ||||||
| Pre-placement ADLs | -.04 | .05 | .96 | .12 | .10 | 1.13 |
| Pre-placement IADLs | .05 | .10 | 1.05 | -.07 | .22 | .94 |
| Pre-placement caregiving Hours | ||||||
| 0 to 20 hours (reference) | ||||||
| 20.01 to 70 hours | 1.20*** | .27 | 3.32 | 1.11* | .56 | 3.05 |
| 70.01 hours to 118 hours | 1.58*** | .30 | 4.83 | 1.77** | .63 | 5.85 |
| Over 118 hours | 1.57*** | .31 | 4.81 | 2.51*** | .59 | 12.28 |
| Pre-placement unmet needs | .13*** | .02 | 1.14 | .18*** | .05 | 1.20 |
| Resources | ||||||
| Any pre-placement chore service use | .15 | .20 | 1.16 | .11 | .40 | 1.12 |
| Any pre-placement personal care use | .09 | .21 | 1.09 | -.04 | .41 | .96 |
| Any pre-placement adult day service use | -.08 | .20 | .93 | -.42 | .40 | .66 |
| Any pre-placement overnight hospital use | .08 | .22 | 1.09 | .17 | .43 | 1.19 |
| Any pre-placement secondary caregiving hours | -.17 | .18 | .84 | -1.14** | .36 | .32 |
| CG pre-placement self-reported health | .86*** | .13 | 2.36 | 1.10*** | .25 | 3.01 |
| CG pre-placement ADLs | -.23 | .15 | .79 | .10 | .28 | 1.10 |
| CG pre-placement IADLs | .08 | .08 | 1.08 | -.09 | .15 | .91 |
aCaregivers who did not indicate clinically significant burden at pre-placement or post-placement intervals was the reference category (n = 659 in 6-month post-placement panel; n = 459 in the 12-month post-placement panel)
NOTE: CR = care recipient; CG = caregiver; NHA = nursing home admission; ADL = activities of daily living; IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination