Table 5.
Marginal effects (ME) of patient and care partner characteristics on dyadic concordance
Unadjusted ME (95% CI) | Adjusted ME (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|
Impairment level of patient | ||
MCI | REF | REF |
Dementia | 0.04 (−0.000, 0.08) | 0.000 (−0.04, 0.04) |
Patient TICS-M | −0.005 (−0.008, −0.002)*** | −0.004 (−0.007, −0.001)* |
Patient male | 0.006 (−0.03, 0.04) | −0.04 (−0.11, 0.04) |
Patient Caucasian | −0.06 (−0.14, 0.01) | −0.10 (−0.16,−0.03)** |
Patient age | −0.0004 (−0.004, 0.003) | 0.000 (−0.004, 0.003) |
Patient Education | ||
High school graduate or less | REF | REF |
Some college | 0.06 (−0.11,−0.009)* | −0.05 (−0.11,−0.001)* |
Bachelor’s degree | −0.06 (−0.11,−0.004)* | −0.06 (−0.11,−0.003)* |
Graduate degree | −0.07 (−0.11,−0.02)** | −0.07 (−0.12, −0.02)* |
Patient health literacy | ||
(1) Always need help | REF | REF |
2 | −0.03 (−0.09, 0.03) | −0.2 (−0.09, 0.04) |
3 | −0.07 (−0.13,−0.005)* | −0.05 (−0.12, 0.01) |
4 | −0.06 (−0.11, 0.007)* | −0.04 (−0.10, 0.02) |
(5) Never need help | −0.07 (−0.12, −0.02)** | −0.04 (−0.09, 0.02) |
Age difference (patient minus care partner age) | −0.001 (−0.002, 0.001) | −0.003 (−0.006, 0.000) |
Care partner TICS-M | 0.003 (−0.0001, 0.006) | 0.003 (−0.001, 0.006) |
Care partner male | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) | −0.07 (−0.16, 0.009) |
Care partner Caucasian | 0.05 (−0.04, 0.15) | 0.12 (−0.02, 0.23) |
Care partner education | ||
High school graduate or less | REF | REF |
Some college | −0.004 (−0.06, 0.05) | −0.000 (−0.06, 0.06) |
Bachelor’s degree | 0.04 (−0.02, 0.09) | 0.04 (−0.02, 0.1) |
Graduate degree | −0.002 (−0.06, 0.06) | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.08) |
Care Partner health literacy | ||
(1) Always need help | REF | REF |
2 | −0.04 (−0.23, 0.16) | −0.04 (−0.22, 0.1) |
3 | 0.04 (−0.12, 0.19) | 0.02 (−0.13, 0.16) |
4 | 0.03 (−0.11, 0.18) | 0.007 (−0.13, 0.14) |
(5) Never need help | 0.08 (−0.06, 0.22) | 0.05 (−0.08,0.18) |
Care partner’s relationship to patient | ||
Other | REF | REF |
Spouse/significant other | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.04) | −0.03 (−0.12, 0.05) |
Care Partner’s CAPACITY Communication Score | 0.03 (0.004, 0.06)* | 0.02 (−0.006, 0.05) |
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001.