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. 2020 Jun 1;22(6):e17253. doi: 10.2196/17253

Table 3.

Multivariate linear regression modela of factors associated with technophilia in people with dementia/mild cognitive impairment.

Variables Estimate SE t1008 P value VIFb
Intercept 3.763 0.402 9.359 <.001
Age –0.009 0.003 –2.850 .004 1.248
Gender: female (male=reference) –0.160 0.044 –3.630 <.001 1.211
Education level (elementary school=reference)


.01 1.252

Secondary school 0.021 0.052 0.400 .69

Higher education 0.167 0.058 2.886 .004
Living arrangement (children=reference)


.01 1.342

Single –0.210 0.083 –2.538 .01

Spouse/partner –0.149 0.074 –1.999 .05

Other –0.137 0.103 –1.328 .18
Country: Sweden (Spain=reference) 0.256 0.058 4.414 <.001 1.855
Diagnosis of dementia: Yes (no=reference) 0.060 0.054 1.116 .26 1.483
Diagnosis of other medical condition: Yes (no=reference) 0.047 0.050 0.939 .35 1.180
Cognitive Status (MMSEc) –0.013 0.010 –1.356 .17 1.438
Depression (GDS-15d) –0.046 0.008 –5.625 <.001 1.360
Instrumental activities (IADLe) –0.020 0.125 –0.164 .87 1.450
Health State (Thermometer) 0.004 0.001 3.570 <.001 1.271

aBreusch-Pagan test P=.06; Shapiro-Wilk normality test of the residuals P=0.39; adjusted R2=0.146.

bVIF: variance inflation factor.

cMMSE: Mini Mental State Examination.

dGDS-15: Geriatric Depression Scale.

eIADL: Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.