Table 5.
Multiple regression models of factors influencing psychosocial adjustment to PD in patients (n = 91) and caregivers (n = 83)
| PAIS patients | PAIS caregivers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (95 % CI) | p | B (95 % CI) | p | |
| Adjusted R 2 | 0.421 | 0.271 | ||
| Age | −0.36 (−0.67, −0.05) | 0.025* | 0.17 (−0.05, 0.38) | 0.127 |
| Gender | 1.69 (−4.12, 7.50) | 0.564 | 1.62 (−5.65, 8.90) | 0.658 |
| Brief Cope | −0.61 (−0.86, −0.36) | <0.001* | −0.51 (−0.80, −0.22) | 0.001* |
| Benefit Finding | ns | 0.23 (0.05, 0.40) | 0.011* | |
| H and Y | 18.38 (12.06, 24.70) | <0.001* | – | – |
| Patient had caregiver | 15.65 (5.29, 26.01) | 0.004* | – | – |
| Resources | ns | 17.92 (4.92,30.92) | 0.008* | |
| Time as caregiver | – | ns | ||
| Sharing home with patient | – | −0.01 (−0.01, 0.00) | 0.051 | |
B (regression coefficient unstandardized), 95 % CI (confidence interval)
ns not statistically significant, H and Y Hoehn and Yahr stage
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001