Table 2.
Factors related to knowledge about dementia by multivariate linear regression.
| Variables | Βeta | Standard Error |
|---|---|---|
| Constant | 18.683 | 0.941 *** |
| Age | −0.151 | 0.211 |
| Gender (female) | 0.687 | 0.524 |
| Marital status (no spouse) | 0.147 | 0.462 |
| Education (high school or lower) | −1.942 | 0.486 *** |
| Occupation | ||
| Medical- or social care-related | 2.529 | 0.787 ** |
| Not care-related | 0.213 | 0.649 |
| Financial satisfaction (poor) | 0.240 | 0.458 |
| Chronic health conditions (no) | −1.360 | 0.483 ** |
| Experience in caring for a PWD (no) | −2.596 | 0.518 *** |
| Dementia family history | ||
| Yes | −1.147 | 0.687 |
| Don’t know | −1.719 | 0.720 * |
| Explained variance R2 | 0.294 | |
Note: n = 347. The reference groups were: gender (male), marital status (having spouse), education (college and above), occupation (not working), financial satisfaction (good), chronic health conditions (yes), experience in caring for a person living with dementia (yes), dementia family history (no). Age was an ordinal variable. The analysis was carried out by liner regression. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.