Table 4.
Factors affecting the time-dependence burden of family caregivers, Maehia subdistrict, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2019.
| Demography | Factors Affecting the Caregiver Time Burden | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Adjusted OR | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age of Family Caregiver | ||||
| <60 years | 108 (23.3) | Referent | ||
| ≥60 years | 115 (28.5) | 1.13 | 0.78 | 1.63 |
| Gender of Family Caregiver | ||||
| Male | 71 (21.7) | Referent | ||
| Female | 152 (28.1) | 1.72 * | 1.17 | 2.52 |
| Caregiver being main Income Supporter of Family | ||||
| No | 98 (22.6) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 125 (28.9) | 1.52 * | 1.09 | 2.12 |
| Underlying Diseases of Family Caregiver | ||||
| Hypertension | ||||
| No | 150 (24.0) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 73 (30.0) | 1.02 | 0.66 | 1.56 |
| Diabetes | ||||
| No | 181 (23.0) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 42 (51.9) | 4.09 ** | 2.34 | 7.16 |
| Hyperlipidemia | ||||
| No | 200 (25.1) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 23 (32.4) | 0.99 | 0.54 | 1.80 |
| Current Smoker | ||||
| No | 206 (26.0) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 17 (22.4) | 1.40 | 0.73 | 2.71 |
| Current Alcohol Drinker | ||||
| No | 171 (27.3) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 52 (21.7) | 0.79 | 0.52 | 1.20 |
| Total ADL Scores of Care Recipients | ||||
| Mildly dependent to independent (≥12) | 201 (24.0) | Referent | ||
| Moderately to severely dependent (0–11) | 22 (75.9) | 7.06 ** | 2.80 | 17.81 |
| Total GDS Scores of Care Recipients | ||||
| No depression (0–5) | 187 (23.1) | Referent | ||
| Probable depression (6–15) | 36 (63.2) | 5.02 ** | 2.72 | 9.25 |
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.