Table 3.

Associations of “Living Well” With Longitudinal Study Measures, Where Available, for Spouse Caregivers

		Associations of longitudinal measures with classes of “living well”
Domains	Measures	Lower Stable vs Stable	Declining vs Stable
Generalized linear mixed model		OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Characteristics	Hours of care/day (10+ vs ≤10)	1.04 (0.50–2.18)	5.28 (1.65–16.90)
Psychological health	Depression	0.88 (0.76–1.02)	1.82 (1.41–2.34)
Physical health	Self-rated health	0.99 (0.94–1.05)	0.85 (0.79–0.92)
	Health conditions	0.99 (0.94–1.05)	1.01 (0.91–1.12)
Experiences of caregiving	Stress	0.87 (0.80–0.93)	1.47 (1.29–1.67)
	Social restriction	1.00 (0.94–1.06)	1.06 (0.95–1.18)
	Role captivity	0.94 (0.89–1.00)	1.26 (1.15–1.39)
	Competence	1.02 (0.98–1.05)	0.90 (0.84–0.95)
	Management of meaning	0.99 (0.96–1.03)	1.01 (0.95–1.06)
Relationship	Relationship quality	0.99 (0.95–1.03)	0.89 (0.84–0.95)
Care recipient measures	ACE-III	0.97 (0.88–1.09)	0.94 (0.87–0.99)
	Dependence (informant)	0.87 (0.81–0.95)	1.03 (0.89–1.19)
	FAQ (informant)	0.85 (0.77–0.95)	1.12 (0.94–1.34)
	NP symptoms―caregiver distress	0.93 (0.79–1.10)	1.84 (1.38–2.45)
Linear mixed model		Estimate (95% CI)	Estimate (95% CI)
Social situation	Social network	−0.09 (−0.67–0.48)	−1.26 (−2.20–−0.31)

Notes: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence intervals; NP = neuropsychiatric; ACE-III = Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III; Dependence = Dependence Scale; FAQ = Functional Activities Questionnaire. Bold indicates p < .05.