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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Nov 18;58(12):2315–2322. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03177.x

Table 3.

Patient and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Caregiver Burden in Longitudinal Bivariate and Multivariable Analysis

Variables Biavariate Odds Ratio (95% CI) Multivariable Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Caregiver characteristics
Relationship to patient of child 3.95 (1.09, 14.36) 2.84 (0.78, 10.34)
More help with daily tasks needed 30.63 (7.79, 120.50) 23.13 (5.94, 90.06)
Concerns about prolonging life with machines 2.25 (0.87, 5.82) 2.03 (0.74, 5.59)
Desire to talk with relative more 2.72 (1.32, 5.63) 2.53 (1.16, 5.53)
Patient characteristics
Shortness of breath 2.04 (0.88, 4.73) 1.53 (0.63, 3.74)
Physical discomfort, moderate/severe 1.92 (0.97, 3.79) 1.47 (0.70, 3.07)
Depression 2.06 (0.98, 4.32) 1.49 (0.68, 3.29)
Enrolled in Hospice 7.70 (0.98, 60.70) 5.35 (0.62, 46.03)
Time (months) 1.08 (1.01, 1.15) 1.05 (0.98, 1.13)