Table 3.
Factors affecting the family caregiver burden, indicating the needs for respite care, Maehia subdistrict, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2019.
| Demography | Factors Affecting the Family Caregiver Burden Inventory Total Scores ≥24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Adjusted OR | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age of Family Caregiver | ||||
| <60 years | 17(3.7) | Referent | ||
| ≥60 years | 31(7.7) | 2.14 * | 1.03 | 4.44 |
| Gender of Family Caregiver | ||||
| Male | 13(4.0) | Referent | ||
| Female | 35(6.5) | 2.25 * | 1.02 | 4.94 |
| Caregiver being main Income Supporter of Family | ||||
| No | 20 (4.6) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 28 (6.5) | 1.54 | 0.80 | 2.97 |
| Underlying Diseases of Family Caregiver | ||||
| Hypertension | ||||
| No | 32 (5.1) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 16 (6.6) | 0.60 | 0.26 | 1.36 |
| Diabetes | ||||
| No | 34 (4.3) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 14 (17.3) | 6.76 ** | 2.75 | 16.59 |
| Hyperlipidemia | ||||
| No | 43 (5.4) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 5 (7.0) | 0.79 | 0.26 | 2.38 |
| Current Smoker | ||||
| No | 43 (5.4) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 5 (6.6) | 4.31 * | 1.30 | 14.28 |
| Current Alcohol Drinker | ||||
| No | 39 (6.2) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 9 (3.8) | 0.49 | 0.19 | 1.25 |
| Total ADL Scores of Care Recipients | ||||
| Mildly dependent to independent (≥12) | 38 (4.5) | Referent | ||
| Moderately to severely dependent (0–11) | 10 (34.5) | 6.36 ** | 2.37 | 17.06 |
| Total GDS Scores of Care Recipients | ||||
| No depression (0–5) | 33 (4.1) | Referent | ||
| Probable depression (6–15) | 15 (26.3) | 6.83 ** | 3.04 | 15.32 |
ADL: Barthel’s Activities of Daily Living, GDS: 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, Adjusted OR: Adjusted odds ratio, ** p value < 0.01, * p value < 0.05.