Table 2.
Effect of characteristics of caregivers and care recipients on caregiver depressive symptoms from multivariable linear regression analyses.a-d
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Background | |||
| Age | 0.04 (0.06) | 0.04 (0.07) | 0.05 (0.06) |
| Female | 1.25 (1.23) | 1.09 (1.27) | 1.45 (1.21) |
| Education | −0.15 (0.12) | −0.12 (0.13) | −0.09 (0.12) |
| Not Married | 2.15* (1.01) | 2.37*(1.03) | 2.65* (0.99) |
| Caregiver Health Status | |||
| Diabetes | 1.17 (1.32) | 1.11 (1.39) | 1.76 (1.34) |
| Hypertension | 1.37 (1.08) | 1.47 (1.10) | 1.32 (1.05) |
| Arthritis | −0.41 (1.14) | −0.33 (1.17) | −0.21 (1.12) |
| Care Recipient Characteristics | |||
| Nativity (US born) | −1.76 (1.03) | −1.77 (0.99) | |
| Number of ADL’s Help | 0.04 (0.22) | 0.12 (0.21) | |
| MMSE ≤17 | −1.69 (1.12) | −1.40 (1.07) | |
| Caregiver Reported NPI | 0.44* (0.18) | 0.58** (0.20) | 0.46* (0.19) |
| Perceived Social Stress | 0.83** (0.20) | ||
| R2 (Adjusted R2) | 0.08 (0.04) | 0.10 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.13) |
a
Standard errors of parameter estimates were shown in parentheses.
b
Due to the missing information, number of observations used is 178, 172, and 172 in model 1, model 2, and model 3, respectively.
c
The corresponding R2 along with the adjusted R2 in each model was shown to present the change of total amount of variance in caregiver depressive symptoms that was explained.
d
The corresponding correlation matrix between variables was provided in Table 3.
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.001.