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. 2022 Jul 15;19(14):8636. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148636

Table 4.

Serial mediators in the relationship between caregiver frailty and anxiety.

Model Pathways Coeff. β Stan. Coeff SE 95% CI p Model Summary
Total effect of X on Y c 3.903 0.439 3.040, 4.765 0.0005
X Frailty to Y Anxiety c’ 2.159 0.2068 0.439 1.295,3.024 0.0005
X Frailty to M1 Care work a1 0.570 0.2879 0.091 0.393, 0.748 0.0005 R2 = 0.077 F(4,470) = 9.838 p = 0.0005
X Frailty to M2 Financial difficulty a2 0.183 0.2143 0.034 0.117, 0.249 0.0005 R2 = 0.246 F(5,468) = 30.498 p = 0.0005
M1 Care time to M2 Financial difficulty d1,2 0.110 0.2811 0.017 0.078, 0.143 0.0005
X Frailty to M3 Social loneliness a3 0.218 0.2389 0.044 0.132, 0.304 0.0005 R2 = 0.123 F(6,467) = 10.874 p = 0.0005
M1 Care time to M3 Social loneliness d1,3 0.035 0.0768 0.022 −0.008, 078 0.1068
M2 Financial difficulty to M3 Social Support d2,4 0.139 0.1183 0.059 0.024, 0.254 0.0182
Direct Effect X Frailty to Y Anxiety c’ 2.159 0.2068 0.439 1.295, 3.024 0.0005 R2 = 0.359 F(7,466) = 37.227 p = 0.0005
M1 Care time to Y Anxiety b1 0.6764 0.1284 0.215 0.254, 1.099 0.0017
M2 Financial difficulty to Y Anxiety b2 2.673 0.1192 0.577 1.539, 3.806 0.0005
M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety b3 2.756 0.2407 0.454 1.865, 3.67 0.0005
Indirect effects of X on Y
Total Indirect effects of X (a1 + b1 + a2 + b2 + a3 + b3) 1.743 0.1670 0.297 1.209, 2.369 Sig.
X Frailty to M1 Care time to Y Anxiety 0.386 0.0370 0.151 0.119, 0.707 Sig.
X Frailty to M2 Financial Difficulty to Y Anxiety 0.446 0.0427 0.142 0.203, 0.759 Sig.
X Frailty to M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety 0.600 0.0575 0.170 0.306, 0.976 Sig.
X Frailty to M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety 0.168 0.0161 0.061 0.069, 0.307 Sig.
X Frailty to M1 Care time to M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety 0.056 0.0053 0.036 −0.011, 0.131 Not (includes 0)
X Frailty to M2 Financial Difficulty to M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety 0.064 0.0061 0.302 0.014, 0.129 Sig.
X Frailty to M1 Care time to M2 Financial to M3 Social loneliness to Y Anxiety 0.024 0.0023 0.114 0.005, 049 Sig.