Table 4:
Multivariable regression of sleep quality among incident caregivers
| TST | TIB | SOL | WASO | SE | ||||||
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| Estimate (SE) | p value | Estimate (SE) | p value | Estimate (SE) | p value | Estimate (SE) | p value | Estimate (SE) | p value | |
| Dementia Caregivers | 17.43 (12.21) | 0.155 | 18.50 (10.90) | 0.091 | −1.40 (3.58) | 0.696 | −2.36 (5.36) | 0.660 | 0.70 (2.08) | 0.736 |
| Employment Status | −45.12 (14.00) | 0.002 | −49.20 (12.99) | <0.001 | −6.59 (4.19) | 0.117 | 0.94 (6.23) | 0.880 | 0.08 (2.38) | 0.973 |
| Live with Care Recipient | −25.78 (14.71) | 0.081 | −14.54 (13.26) | 0.274 | 3.75 (4.33) | 0.388 | 3.31 (6.46) | 0.609 | −2.86 (2.50) | 0.255 |
| Care Hours | 1.80 (0.86) | 0.037 | 0.98 (0.78) | 0.207 | 0.08 (0.25) | 0.760 | −0.60 (0.38) | 0.118 | 0.18 (0.15) | 0.229 |
| Duration of Care (per years) | 2.64 (2.51) | 0.294 | 3.02 (2.29) | 0.189 | 0.22 (0.74) | 0.769 | −0.22 (1.11) | 0.847 | −0.08 (0.43) | 0.860 |
| Model R2 | 0.157 | 0.001 | 0.156 | <.001 | 0.089 | 0.083 | 0.072 | 0.260 | 0.093 | 0.097 |
Note: All effects adjusted for the covariate effects of race, age, sex, BMI, and CES-D
TST = total sleep time; TIB = time in bed; SOL = sleep onset latency; WASO = wake after sleep onset; SE = sleep efficiency Outcome variables are scaled in minutes per 1-point change in the predictor.