Table 1.
Univariate analysis to identify potential predictor of outcome variables
Variables | Lost hours from work (logistic)
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Current caregiver employment (logistic)
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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 |