Table 3.
Associations of Caregiver Characteristics and Caregiver’s Perceived Difficulty in Medication Management Tasks. (N = 620)
| Independent variables | Adjusted OR (95% Confidence Intervals) |
| Number of medication management tasks | 2.706*** (1.835 - 3.993) |
| Use of support services (Reference: no use of support services) | 1.822** (1.061 - 3.127) |
| Age (Reference: 17-49) | |
| 50-59 | 0.962 (0.382 - 2.425) |
| 60-69 | 1.121 (0.383 - 3.285) |
| ≥70 | 0.774 (0.215 - 2.790) |
| Sex (Reference: male) | 3.548*** (1.866 - 6.746) |
| Education (Reference: <high school) | |
| Some college | 1.847 (0.756 - 4.511) |
| High school degree | 1.398 (0.585 - 3.338) |
| ≥College degree | 2.558 (0.905 - 7.226) |
| Co-residence with the care recipient | 1.343 (0.790 - 2.284) |
Note:
p<0.01,
p<0.05