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

Table 4.

Multivariate linear regression modela of factors associated with technophilia in caregivers.

Variables Estimate SE t1021 P value VIFb
Intercept 3.824 0.159 24.014 <.001
Age –0.016 0.002 –9.560 <.001 1.603
Female gender (male=reference) –0.191 0.043 –4.470 <.001 1.081
Education level (elementary school=reference)


<.001 1.278

Secondary school 0.084 0.050 1.677 .01

Higher education 0.201 0.052 3.879 <.001
Living arrangement (children=reference)


.27 1.379

Single 0.050 0.092 0.537 .59

Spouse/partner –0.062 0.074 –0.843 .40

Other –0.094 0.083 –1.128 .26
Country: Sweden (Spain=reference) 0.245 0.048 5.140 <.001 1.375
Caregiver Burden (ZBI-12c) –0.005 0.003 –2.055 .04 1.154
Quality of life (EQ5Dd) 0.348 0.097 3.592 <.001 1.165

aBreusch-Pagan test P=.07; Shapiro-Wilk normality test of the residuals P=0.84; adjusted R2=0.194.

bVIF: variance inflation factor.

cZBI-12: Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.

dEQ5D: EuroQoL-5D-3L.