Table III.

General Linear Models: Predictors of Caregiver Psychosocial Burden

Variable	Adjusted R2	df	F-statistic	Estimate	P-value
Peds-QL FIM
Physical score	0.21	4, 98	7.80
Child age				0.71	0.45
Child gender				0.65	0.90
Financial hardship				−19.84	2.55E−06*
Number of pain crises				−3.26	0.05*
Emotional score	0.30	4, 98	11.78
Child age				1.20	0.12
Child gender				3.21	0.43
Financial hardship				−19.98	9.35E−09*
Number of pain crises				−1.92	0.15
Social score	0.31	4, 98	12.58
Child age				1.03	0.2
Child gender				0.03	0.995
Financial hardship				−23.57	8.56E−10*
Number of pain crises				−1.72	0.24
Cognitive score	0.13	4, 98	4.71
Child age				0.58	0.55
Child gender				−2.01	0.70
Financial hardship				−17.29	5.54E−05*
Number of pain crises				−1.23	0.47
Worry score	0.07	4, 98	2.90
Child age				0.33	0.71
Child gender				−0.86	0.86
Financial hardship				−12.26	0.001*
Number of pain crises				−0.87	0.58
Daily activities score	0.28	4, 98	10.98
Child age				2.05	0.02*
Child gender				1.11	0.81
Financial hardship				−21.82	1.67E−08*
Number of pain crises				−1.17	0.43
Family relationships score	0.04	4, 98	2.09
Child age				0.59	0.54
Child gender				−8.41	0.10
Financial hardship				−10.19	0.01*
Number of pain crises				0.96	0.56
PECI
Guilt and Worry	0.18	4, 98	7.876.658
Child age				−0.04	0.11
Child gender				−0.14	0.25
Financial hardship				0.43	1.47E−05*
Number of pain crises				0.01	0.71
Unresolved sorrow/anger	0.06	4, 98	2.77
Child age				−0.02	0.43
Child gender				−0.02	0.90
Financial hardship				0.31	0.003*
Number of pain crises				0.04	0.37
Long-term uncertainty	0.06	4, 98	2.76
Child age				−0.02	0.44
Child gender				0.34	0.05*
Financial hardship				0.37	0.01*
Number of pain crises				0.05	0.37
Depression symptoms
PHQ-2 score	0.21	4, 97	7.68
Child age				−0.03	0.63
Child gender				0.11	0.77
Financial hardship				1.55	3.05E−07*
Number of pain crises				−0.05	0.64

Note. df = degrees of freedom; PECI = Parent Experience of Child’s Illness Scale; PedsQL FIM = Pediatric Quality of Life Family Impact Module; PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire-2.

*p < 0.05 (no adjustment for multiple comparisons).