Table 3.

Regression coefficients of the predictors of caregiving burden among families with versus without transition of primary caregiver

Variables	Without transition of primary caregiver		With transition of primary caregiver
	B	s.e.	B	s.e.
Interpret	11.283***	2.9767	18.776***	3.0115
Control variables
Male	1.329	.8182	−0.997	0.9249
Age	−0.067	.0395	−0.131***	0.0370
Married	−0.023	1.0969	−1.782	1.0896
Family size	0.615*	0.2680	0.401	0.4627
Household annual income	0.000	0.0003	−0.001	0.0011
Duration of schizophrenia	0.041	0.0337	0.037	0.0411
PANSS total	0.094**	0.0270	0.022	0.0382
Change in occupational functioning (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	0.395	0.9107	2.307	1.3041
Improved	−0.522	1.0692	0.893	1.4296
Change in marital functioning (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	−1.570	1.4195	0.079	1.6922
Improved	−0.641	1.0782	2.574*	1.0806
Change in parental functioning (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	1.623	1.2771	−0.178	1.3727
Improved	0.408	1.2270	2.740	1.4699
Change in social withdrawal (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	2.129	1.2513	3.502	2.3545
Improved	−0.378	1.1550	−0.612	1.8790
Change in social activities outside household (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	−4.611**	1.3802	−4.201	2.3322
Improved	1.643	1.1000	−0.446	2.0886
Change in activity in household (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	−0.620	1.2526	−0.402	1.8588
Improved	−2.969*	1.1841	−1.353	1.6648
Change in family role performance (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	0.164	1.5310	1.159	1.7337
Improved	0.308	1.2181	−1.640	1.6875
Change in care of self (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	−1.288	1.2944	2.738*	1.3761
Improved	0.560	1.1376	−2.241	1.5138
Change in social interest or concern (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	1.376	1.6680	0.207	3.0471
Improved	1.800	1.7636	8.541*	3.4528
Change in responsibility and forward planning (ref. stable)
Deteriorated	2.119	1.7721	−2.224	3.1168
Improved	−1.268	1.6452	−4.376	3.1439

Note: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (two-tailed). Dependent variable: caregiving burden (follow-up).