Table 3.
Estimated associations of K6 score changes based on caregiving duration (using sample subset 2)a
| Dependent variable: change in K6 score from pre-caregiving commencement | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | (SE) | β | (SE) | β | (SE) | |
| Women (N. of observations (individuals) = 4637 (1.922)) | ||||||
| Duration years from caregiving commencement (A) | 0.11** | (0.04) | 0.23*** | (0.05) | 0.19*** | (0.05) |
| × Participated in social activities (B) | −0.15*** | (0.04) | ||||
| [− (B)/(A) %] | [65.6*** | (13.7]] | ||||
| × Participated in social activities prior to caregiving commencement (C) | −0.11* | (0.04) | ||||
| [− (C)/(A) %] | [56.8 ** | (18.2)] | ||||
| K6 score at caregiving commencement | −0.32*** | (0.01) | −0.33*** | (0.01) | −0.33*** | (0.01) |
| Men (N. of observations (individuals) = 2700 (1242)) | ||||||
| Duration years from caregiving commencement (A) | 0.05 | (0.05) | 0.20** | (0.06) | 0.19** | (0.07) |
| × Participated in social activities (B) | −0.18*** | (0.05) | ||||
| [− (B)/(A) %] | [89.6*** | (23.9)] | ||||
| × Participated in social activities prior to caregiving commencement (C) | −0.18** | (0.06) | ||||
| [− (C)/(A) %] | [95.3*** | (27.4)] | ||||
| K6 score at caregiving commencement | −0.34*** | (0.02) | −0.34*** | (0.02) | −0.34*** | (0.02) |
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