Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis of each dimension of caregiver burden to anticipatory grief (age, relationship with patients were statistically controlled).

Dependent variable	Independent variable	B	SE	t	P
Anticipatory grief	Personal strain	0.648	0.094	6.682	< 0.001
	Role strain	1.440	1.038	3.547	< 0.001
Sadness	Personal strain	0.527	1.384	2.145	< 0.001
	Role strain	0.436	2.114	1.398	< 0.001
Feeling of loss	Personal strain	0.547	0.964	2.374	0.024
	Role strain	0.368	0.853	3.481	< 0.001
Anger	Personal strain	0.429	1.622	4.210	< 0.001
	Role strain	0.341	1.915	3.896	< 0.001
Irritability	Personal strain	0.513	2.061	4.518	0.020
	Role strain	0.378	1.931	2.947	< 0.001
Anxiety	Personal strain	0.354	0.861	3.077	0.014
	Role strain	0.419	0.766	2.581	0.006
Guilty	Personal strain	0.286	0.628	4.263	0.017
	Role strain	0.294	0.833	4.013	0.035
Decreased ability to function at usual tasks	Personal strain	0.632	0.950	2.950	< 0.001
	Role strain	0.548	0.764	3.811	0.031

R² = 0.419; Adjusted R² = 0.36; F = 6.343, p < 0.001.