Table 3.
Associations of Pandemic Care Challenges With Caregivers’ Stress, Mental Health, and Interpersonal Well-Being
| Pandemic care challenges | Caregiving stress | Self-rated mental health | Having little interest or pleasure | Feeling down, depressed, hopeless | PHQ-2 | Having interpersonal conflicts | Lack of companionship | Isolation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | |
| Difficulty getting needed medical care for your care recipient | 0.30 (0.09)*** | 0.08 (0.16) | 0.27 (0.15)*** | 0.20 (0.11)** | 0.26 (0.23)*** | 0.22 (0.11)*** | 0.13 (0.10)* | 0.21 (0.11)** |
| Confusion on recommended public health guidelines | 0.14 (0.11)** | 0.03 (0.15) | 0.06 (0.15) | 0.18 (0.11)** | 0.12 (0.23) | 0.12 (0.11) | 0.10 (0.09) | 0.04 (0.09) |
| Providing less care to reduce risk/spread of COVID-19 | 0.15 (0.10)** | 0.19 (0.15)** | −0.001 (0.11) | 0.10 (0.10) | 0.05 (0.19) | 0.02 (0.10) | 0.07 (0.09) | 0.14 (0.10)* |
| Decrease in support from family and friends | 0.21 (0.11)*** | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.05 (0.12) | 0.10 (0.11) | 0.08 (0.21) | 0.16 (0.12)* | 0.13 (0.09)* | 0.14 (0.09)** |
| F | 11.36*** | 3.09*** | 3.07*** | 3.83*** | 4.54*** | 4.36*** | 3.20*** | 5.46*** |
Notes: N = 311; PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire-2; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. Ordinary least squares regression models adjust for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, and income. Standardized estimates are reported.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.