Table 3.
Secondary Analysis: Multiple linear regression analysis with caregiver burden after 12 months (T2) as the dependent variable (n = 304)
| Caregiver Burden (12-month follow up = T2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | ||||||
| Predictors | Unstand. ß | Standardized ß | T | p | Lower limit | Upper limit |
| Group (CG/IG) | −1.462 | −.087 | −1.708 | .089 | −3.147 | .223 |
| Age caregiver | .081 | .113 | 2.132 | .034 | .006 | .156 |
| Sex caregiver (0 = female, 1 = male) | −2.249 | −.118 | −2.301 | .022 | −4.172 | −.326 |
| MAKS therapy available in day-care for the last 6 months (t1-t2) | .093 | .005 | .098 | .922 | −1.775 | 1.961 |
| Frequency of day-care use | −.194 | −.024 | −.476 | .634 | −.995 | .607 |
| Activities of daily living (ETAM) | −.025 | −.022 | −.407 | .684 | −.148 | .097 |
| Informal care time per day (h) | .749 | .219 | 4.215 | <.001 | .399 | 1.099 |
| Major adverse event in the care of the PCI in the last 6 months (0 = no, 1 = yes) | .957 | .053 | 1.042 | .298 | −.851 | 2.765 |
| Major event in the life situation of the caregiver in the last 6 months (0 = no, 1 = yes) | .886 | .045 | .865 | .388 | −1.130 | 2.902 |
| Social behavior (NOSGER) | .117 | .060 | 1.101 | .272 | −.092 | .325 |
| Neuropsychiatric symptomatology (NPI) | .671 | .217 | 3.953 | <.001 | .337 | 1.004 |
| No. of additional offers of formal care support | .436 | .056 | 1.098 | .273 | −.345 | 1.218 |
| Use of other offers of caregiver counseling (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 3.591 | .198 | 3.698 | <.001 | 1.680 | 5.502 |
Significant p-values (<.05) are in bold.
Abbreviations: BSFC-s Burden Scale for Family Caregivers short (score), CG Control Group, IG Intervention Group, MAKS-therapy Multicomponent Therapy for cognitively impaired (motoric -, activities of daily living-, cognitive stimulation), ETAM Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living, PCI Person with cognitive impairment, NOSGER Nurses Observation Scale for Geriatric Patients, Subscale Social Behavior, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory