Table 2.
Estimated associations in K6 score changes based on caregiving commencement (using sample subset 1)a
| Dependent variable: change in K6 score from pre-caregiving commencement | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | (SE) | β | (SE) | β | (SE) | |
| Women (N. of observations [individuals] = 69,885 [14,356]) | ||||||
| Caregiving commencement (A) | 0.32*** | (0.09) | 0.75*** | (0.14) | 0.56*** | (0.13) |
| × Participated in social activities (B) | −0.50*** | (0.12) | ||||
| [− (B)/(A) %] | [66.2*** | (10.4)] | ||||
| × Participated in social activities prior to caregiving commencement (C) | −0.30** | (0.12) | ||||
| [− (C)/(A) %] | [53.7*** | (14.6] | ||||
| K6 score one year before caregiving commencement | −0.64*** | (0.01) | −0.64*** | (0.01) | −0.64*** | (0.01) |
| Men (N. of observations [individuals] = 70,516 [13,817]) | ||||||
| Caregiving commencement (A) | 0.41*** | (0.10) | 0.80*** | (0.15) | 0.69** | (0.14) |
| × Participated in social activities (B) | −0.47*** | (0.13) | ||||
| [− (B)/(A) %] | [58.2*** | (11.1)] | ||||
| × Participated in social activities prior to caregiving commencement (C) –0.35 | −0.35** | (0.13) | ||||
| [− (C)/(A) %] | [50.3*** | (13.0)] | ||||
| K6 score one year before caregiving commencement | −0.70*** | (0.01) | −0.70*** | (0.01) | −0.70*** | (0.01) |
aControlled for age at the first wave (2005), educational attainment, marital status, household spending (adjusted for household size), employed, number of care recipients, hours of care, residing with a care recipient, and waves. The full results are available upon request
***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05