Table 4.
Final Logistic Regression Model for Characteristics Associated with Caregiver Distress
| Client/Caregiver Characteristic | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | P value | OR | 95 % CI | P value | |||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Male (ref = female) | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.33 | <.0001 | ||||
| Age 65–74 (Ref = < 65) | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 | <.0001 | ||||
| Age 75–84 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.51 | <.0001 | ||||
| Age 85+ | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.48 | <.0001 | ||||
| Primary caregiver co-resides | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.73 | <.0001 | ||||
| Informal hours 1 to 7 (Ref = 0) | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 0.0485 | ||||
| Informal hours 8 to 14 | 1.63 | 1.54 | 1.73 | <.0001 | ||||
| Informal hours 15 to 21 | 2.05 | 1.94 | 2.18 | <.0001 | ||||
| Informal hours 22+ | 2.65 | 2.50 | 2.80 | <.0001 | ||||
| MAPLe mild (Ref = MAPLe low) | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.30 | <.0001 | ||||
| MAPLe moderate | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.73 | <.0001 | ||||
| MAPLe high | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.15 | <.0001 | ||||
| MAPLe very high | 2.50 | 2.39 | 2.61 | <.0001 | ||||
| ADL hierarchy 1+ | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.24 | <.0001 | ||||
| IADL capacity 1 (Ref = 0) | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.23 | 0.0009 | ||||
| IADL capacity 2 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.38 | <.0001 | ||||
| IADL capacity 3+ | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.52 | <.0001 | ||||
| Alzheimer’s or related dementia | 3.21 | 3.16 | 3.26 | <.0001 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.19 | <.0001 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.24 | <.0001 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | 1.43 | 1.35 | 1.51 | <.0001 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 1.18 | 0.0032 |
| Huntington Disease | 2.44 | 2.03 | 2.94 | <.0001 | 1.60 | 1.30 | 1.98 | <.0001 |
| Stroke | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.36 | <.0001 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.97 | <.0001 |
| Muscular Dystrophy | 0.98 | 0.81 | 1.17 | 0.8075 | 1.32 | 1.08 | 1.61 | 0.0070 |
| Cerebral Palsy | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.09 | 0.6675 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.52 | <.0001 |
| Parkinson’s Disease | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.91 | <.0001 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.07 | NS |
| Epilepsy | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 0.0734 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 1.07 | NS |
| ALS | 1.83 | 1.64 | 2.04 | <.0001 | 1.11 | 0.98 | 1.25 | NS |
| Spinal Cord Injury | 0.79 | 0.57 | 1.08 | 0.1415 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 1.91 | NS |
| DRS 1 to 2 (Ref = 0) | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.54 | <.0001 | ||||
| DRS 3+ | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.20 | <.0001 | ||||
| CPS 1 to 2 (Ref = 0) | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.47 | <.0001 | ||||
| CPS 3 to 6 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.53 | <.0001 | ||||
| CHESS 1 to 2 (Ref = 0) | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.16 | <.0001 | ||||
| CHESS 3 to 5 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.29 | <.0001 | ||||
| Client openly expresses conflict/anger | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.53 | <.0001 | ||||
| Economic tradeoffs | 1.68 | 1.60 | 1.76 | <.0001 | ||||
| Worsening behaviour | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.99 | <.0001 | ||||
| Conditions make health pattern unstable | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.50 | <.0001 | ||||
| Hallucinations or delusions | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.15 | <.0001 | ||||
| Overall Increase in Care Needs | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.45 | <.0001 | ||||
| Daily home support hours last 7 days | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 | <.0001 | ||||
| Daily nursing hours last 7 days | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 | <.0001 | ||||
| Ontario (compared to Manitoba) | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.77 | <.0001 | ||||