TABLE 4.

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of Positive Aspects of Caregiving at follow-up.

Predictors (all at baseline)	Step 1 β	Step 2 β	Step 3 β
Covariates
Sex	−0.21*	−0.08	−0.10
Age	0.15	0.01	0.01
Education	−0.06	−0.04	−0.04
Hours of caregiving per day	−0.03	−0.01	−0.01
Functional impairment ADL/IADL	0.15	0.08	0.07
Severity of care-recipient BPSDs	−0.15	−0.07	−0.06
Positive aspects of caregiving		0.64∗∗∗	0.633∗∗∗
Degree of choice			0.15*
	R2 = 0.12∗∗∗	R2 = 0.48∗∗∗	R2 = 0.49*

ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; BPSDs, behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia; ^*p < 0.05, ^∗∗*p < 0.001.