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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2008 Jun;17(6):598–605. doi: 10.1002/pon.1287

Table 1.

Univariate analysis to identify potential predictor of outcome variables

Variables Lost hours from work (logistic)
Current caregiver employment (logistic)
Estimate p-Value OR 95% CI Estimate p-Value OR 95% CI
Change in care recipient employment −0.71 0.17 0.49 0.18–1.36 1.80 0.01 6.05 1.66–22.10
Relationship to care recipient 0.07 0.89 1.07 0.39–2.91 −0.71 0.18 0.49 0.17–1.39
Care recipient functional status
 ADL −0.35 0.010 0.71 0.55–0.92 0.16 0.14 1.18 0.95–1.46
 IADL −0.43 0.001 0.65 0.50–0.84 0.19 0.08 1.21 0.98–1.50
Care recipient neuropsychological status −0.09 0.31 0.92 0.78–1.08 0.04 0.68 1.04 0.88–1.22
Type of treatment (chemo and radiation versus radiation only) −0.04 0.93 1.04 0.38–2.85 −0.13 0.77 0.86 0.35–2.17
Presence of children in the home (yes/no) −0.27 0.58 0.76 0.29–1.99 0.19 0.69 1.21 0.49–3.00
Number of secondary carers −0.23 0.46 0.79 0.42–1.48 0.20 0.57 1.22 0.61–2.44
Caregiver age 0.04 0.11 1.04 0.99–1.09 −0.10 0.0003 0.91 0.86–0.96
Caregiver gender (female) 0.88 0.10 2.40 0.84–6.84 0.71 0.18 2.04 0.72–5.74
Time since diagnosis 0.01 0.18 1.00 1.00–1.02 0.01 0.40 1.01 0.99–1.02
Caregiver education
 Some college versus completed high school −0.15 0.85 0.86 0.17–4.27 0.46 0.52 1.59 0.38–6.63
 Completed college versus completed high school −0.92 0.23 0.40 0.08–1.81 0.36 0.59 1.43 0.39–5.27
 Completed graduate degree versus completed high school −0.65 0.40 0.52 0.12–2.33 0.81 0.24 2.25 0.58–8.77
Caregiver race −0.15 0.86 0.87 0.16–4.59 0.22 0.81 1.25 0.20–7.87
Care recipient tumor type 0.48 0.31 1.62 0.64–4.11 −0.37 0.49 9.69 0.29–1.65
Caregiver depressive symptoms 0.03 0.19 1.04 0.98–1.10 −0.01 0.62 0.99 0.94–1.04
Caregiver mastery −0.02 0.72 0.98 0.88–1.09 0.03 0.56 1.03 0.93–1.14
Caregiver burden—finances 0.10 0.21 1.10 0.95–1.28 0.01 0.91 1.01 0.88–1.16
Caregiver burden—schedule 0.13 0.02 1.14 1.02–1.29 −0.11 0.06 0.90 0.80–1.01
Caregiver burden—health 0.05 0.51 1.05 0.91–1.22 −0.02 0.76 0.98 0.85–1.12