Table 4.

Models of the mediating role of caregiver burden in the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms

	β	SE	Z	P	OR (95%CI)
Total effect (c)a	−0.399	0.020	−13.41	< 0.001	0.671(0.633–0.712)
Direct effect (c’)a	−0.256	0.024	−8.23	< 0.001	0.774(0.728–0.823)
Indirect effect (ab = c –c’)a	− 0.142	0.867	0.018	< 0.001	0.867(0.832–0.904)

^aSee Fig. 2 and text for further explanation