Table 6.
Multiple regression models of factors influencing QoL in patients (n = 91) and caregivers (n = 83)
| PDQ-39 patients | SQLC caregivers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (95 % CI) | p | B (95 % CI) | p | |
| Adjusted R 2 | 0.660 | 0.414 | ||
| Age | 0.15 (−0.08, 0.39) | 0.201 | −0.12 (−0.44, 0.19) | 0.438 |
| Gender | 5.24 (1.29, 9.18) | 0.01* | −6.90 (−17.29, 3.48) | 0.189 |
| Brief Cope | −0.03 (−0.22, 0.16) | 0.77 | −0.46 (−0.92, −0.01) | 0.048* |
| Benefit finding | 0.70 (−0.05, 0.19) | 0.26 | −0.33 (−0.58, −0.07) | 0.014* |
| H and Y | 9.41 (4.35, 14.47) | <0.001*** | – | – |
| Patient had caregiver | −1.61 (−9.14,5.90) | 0.67 | – | – |
| Resources | 1.17 (−3.93, 6.28) | 0.64 | −7.35 (−27.76,12.06) | 0.453 |
| PAIS-SR | 0.54 (0.39, 0.68) | <0.001*** | −0.86 (−1.18, −0.53) | <0.001*** |
| Time as caregiver | – | – | ns | |
| Sharing home with patient | – | – | 0.01 (−0.01, 0.01) | 0.238 |
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